Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) · uncommon
Printings
rare
uncommon
common
Baleful Strix
Tier BArtifact Creature — Bird, {U}{B}
Oracle Text
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pauper | Grixis Faeries(7.9%) | A | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| legacy | Grixis Control(11.4%) | A | 2.1 | 77% | Main | 1.62 |
| pauper | Grixis Control(5.6%) | B | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| duel-commander | Glarb, Calamity's Augur(2.9%) | B | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| pauper | Dimir Faeries(0.8%) | C | 4.0 | 99% | Main | 3.96 |
| pauper | Dimir Control(1.9%) | C | 4.0 | 97% | Main | 3.88 |
| pauper | Esper Ephemerate(1.4%) | C | 4.0 | 96% | Main | 3.84 |
| pauper | Dimir Affinity(0.8%) | C | 3.9 | 94% | Main | 3.67 |
| pauper | Esper Faeries(0.3%) | C | 4.0 | 50% | Main | 2.00 |
| pauper | Esper Affinity(0.8%) | C | 3.1 | 56% | Main | 1.74 |
| pauper | 4c Affinity(0.3%) | C | 2.2 | 50% | Main | 1.10 |
| duel-commander | Kefka, Court Mage(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Ninjas(0.2%) | C | 3.0 | 33% | Main | 0.99 |
| vintage | Beseech Storm(1.4%) | C | 1.0 | 80% | Main | 0.80 |
| legacy | Esper Control(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| pauper | 4c Pestilence(0.0%) | D | 3.8 | 100% | Main | 3.80 |
| pauper | 4c Ephemerate(0.0%) | D | 3.5 | 67% | Main | 2.35 |
| legacy | Esper Stoneblade(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 50% | Main | 1.50 |
| duel-commander | Ertai Resurrected(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Mirko, Obsessive Theorist(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| pauper | 4c Synthesizer(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4C Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Hidetsugu and Kairi(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Golbez, Crystal Collector(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Hei Bai, Forest Guardian(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| legacy | Esper Vial(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Leovold, Emissary of Trest(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| cedh | Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin(0.4%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Thrasios, Triton Hero(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver(2.6%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Breya, Etherium Shaper(0.0%) | 1.0 | 7% | Main | 0.07 | |
| cedh | Atraxa, Grand Unifier(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the Weaver(1.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Y'shtola, Night's Blessed(0.1%) | 1.0 | 24% | Main | 0.24 | |
| cedh | Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima(0.0%) | 1.0 | 8% | Main | 0.08 | |
| cedh | Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow(0.2%) | 1.0 | 5% | Main | 0.05 | |
| cedh | Kess, Dissident Mage(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Noctis, Prince of Lucis(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Tasigur, the Golden Fang(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | The Wise Mothman(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Glarb, Calamity's Augur(0.2%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Talion, the Kindly Lord(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |
Synergizes With
Format Guides
- cEDH tier list & top cards · played in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver — cEDH deck guide, Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin — cEDH deck guide
- Pauper metagame breakdown · played in Grixis Faeries — Pauper deck guide, Grixis Control — Pauper deck guide
- Duel Commander tier list · played in Glarb, Calamity's Augur — Duel Commander deck guide, Kefka, Court Mage — Duel Commander deck guide