Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
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Flying
Whenever Gwaihir attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn.
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained 3 or more life this turn, create a 3/3 white Bird creature token with flying and "Whenever this token attacks, target attacking creature gains flying until end of turn."
What it does
Tagged as Tokens · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Get it in a precon
One preconstructed deck includes this card.
Keyword reminders
Official rulings
- Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles's ability looks at how much life you've gained in the turn, even if it wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained. (2023-06-16)
- You create just one Bird token, no matter how much life you've gained past 3 life. (2023-06-16)
- If you haven't gained 3 or more life by the time an end step begins, Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles's ability won't trigger at all. (2023-06-16)
Printings & prices
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