---
name: "Abzan Falconer"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Outlast"]
set: "ZNC"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising Commander"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "8b972819-507a-40a9-ab1f-1a674ea56083"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abzan-falconer-znc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Abzan Falconer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Keywords:** Outlast

## Oracle Text
Outlast {W} ({W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Prairie Survivalist](/printing/prairie-survivalist-yotj.md) — Creature — Human Scout
3. [High Sentinels of Arashin](/printing/high-sentinels-of-arashin-moc.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
4. [Mesa Falcon](/printing/mesa-falcon-6ed.md) — Creature — Bird
5. [The Falcon, Sam Wilson](/printing/the-falcon-sam-wilson-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Hero
6. [Shadewing Laureate](/printing/shadewing-laureate-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2014-09-20)* The cost to activate a creature's outlast ability includes the tap symbol ({T}). A creature's outlast ability can't be activated unless that creature has been under your control continuously since the beginning of your turn.
- *(2014-09-20)* Several creatures with outlast also grant an ability to creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them, including themselves. These counters could come from an outlast ability, but any +1/+1 counter on the creature will count.