---
name: "Armored Griffin"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Griffin"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance"]
set: "PC2"
set_name: "Planechase 2012"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "ad3d6003-66d3-486d-aa54-ddce1adb5ff1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/armored-griffin-pc2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Armored Griffin
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Griffin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance

> *When an order for griffin barding comes in, blacksmiths prepare their forges for months of exacting work. They know griffins always detect imperfections and never haggle.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Griffin Sentinel](/printing/griffin-sentinel-m12.md) — Creature — Griffin
2. [Diving Griffin](/printing/diving-griffin-8ed.md) — Creature — Griffin
3. [Abbey Griffin](/printing/abbey-griffin-isd.md) — Creature — Griffin
4. [Assault Griffin](/printing/assault-griffin-m12.md) — Creature — Griffin
5. [Enforcer Griffin](/printing/enforcer-griffin-clu.md) — Creature — Griffin
6. [Prized Griffin](/printing/prized-griffin-eld.md) — Creature — Griffin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planechase 2012 (PC2) #1
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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