---
name: "Baleful Strix"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Bird"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying"]
set: "E01"
set_name: "Archenemy: Nicol Bolas"
collector_number: "80"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "37688720-03de-4eca-a82d-a0afe8d58adc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baleful-strix-e01"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Baleful Strix
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying, deathtouch
When this creature enters, draw a card.

> *Its beak rends flesh and bone, exposing the tender marrow of dream.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Archenemy: Nicol Bolas (E01) #80
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 83 across all historical editions

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