Ithilien Kingfisher

Ithilien Kingfisher

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{2}{U} · Creature — Bird
Common · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Alexander Ostrowski
Flying When this creature dies, draw a card.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 21 Eng.FUsr.

Three mana for a 2/1 and delayed one-card refund is far below Modern rate; no credible competitive home is apparent.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A future efficient sacrifice or recursion shell could value the death trigger more highly.

Legacy 16 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's mana efficiency makes a three-mana 2/1 flyer with only a death trigger an exceptionally poor rate.

Band speculativeConfidence 77%

Could be wrong if A specialized recursive sacrifice strategy could turn its death trigger into marginal utility.

Pauper 27 Eng.FUsr.

Being common matters, but a three-mana 2/1 is slow; the delayed draw is insufficient without a dedicated way to exploit death.

Band speculativeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if Pauper sacrifice or recursion shells may prove able to use the cantrip body efficiently.

Commander 27 Eng.FUsr.

A replaceable death-trigger creature has a niche in sacrifice lists, but it is inefficient and outclassed by cheaper draw or recursion bodies.

Best home Blue sacrifice decksBand speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if More revealed death-trigger support could make it a better synergistic inclusion than expected.

Limited 59 Eng.C+Usr.

A 2-power flier pressures life totals, and drawing upon death softens trades and removal, though one toughness keeps it modest.

Best home Any blue deckBand solidConfidence 43%

Could be wrong if Unknown set speed, removal density, and blue archetypes could substantially change its pick quality.

Disposable evasive cantrip

“A slow evasive body whose delayed card refund is acceptable in Limited but far below eternal Constructed rate.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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