---
name: "Anvilwrought Raptor"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Bird"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying", "First strike"]
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "221"
rarity: "common"
artist: "James Zapata"
oracle_id: "d87ebd8c-ad2c-45c9-8c97-f046aeda861c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anvilwrought-raptor-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anvilwrought Raptor
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, First strike

## Oracle Text
Flying
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

> *„Ich weiß um seine Leichtigkeit, denn ich habe ihn fliegen sehen. Ich weiß um sein Gewicht, denn ich habe ihn zuschlagen sehen."
—Brigone, Soldatin aus Meletis*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Battlefield Raptor](/printing/battlefield-raptor-khm.md) — Creature — Bird
2. [Razorfoot Griffin](/printing/razorfoot-griffin-8ed.md) — Creature — Griffin
3. [Peregrine Griffin](/printing/peregrine-griffin-m12.md) — Creature — Griffin
4. [Pit Raptor](/printing/pit-raptor-pcy.md) — Creature — Bird Mercenary
5. [Wild Aesthir](/printing/wild-aesthir-all.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Steeple Roc](/printing/steeple-roc-dgm.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #221
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** James Zapata
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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