Starling, Aerial Ally
MSC · common · Released 2026-06-26
Power
brawl
trapFillertrap
commander
trapFillertrap
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
under
below rate
incremental
minor value alone
synergy
wants support
caps
fixed effect
rigid
one mode
narrow
situational
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH
Archetypes
positive:
voltronaura-voltronequipment-voltron
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
evasive-threatevasion-grantetb-trigger
Risks
etb-onlyslow-setup
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
humanhero
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-ability
Rationale
5cmc 3/4 flying legendary human that grants flying to another creature until end of turn on ETB. The evasion grant is purely temporary and one-shot, making this a modest rate card; it finds its best homes in casual voltron or human typal shells that want flying attackers, but the effect is too narrow and fleeting to be format-defining. Fits bracket 1-2 precon/casual play where a 3/4 flyer with upside is still meaningful.
Learnings (2)
The ETB flying grant is until end of turn only — it does not persist, so it cannot be used to give a blocker flying on an opponent's turn unless Starling has flash or is flickered at instant speed.
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As a common-rarity legendary creature, Starling is a budget commander option for white weenie or human typal decks but is outclassed by virtually every other 5cmc legend as a commander choice.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #20,720