---
name: "Circling Vultures"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "WTH"
set_name: "Weatherlight"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Una Fricker"
oracle_id: "7fd6fe21-8fb8-499b-9dd4-806d0d660265"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/circling-vultures-wth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Circling Vultures
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
You may discard this card any time you could cast an instant.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you exile the top creature card of your graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wake of Vultures](/printing/wake-of-vultures-ema.md) — Creature — Bird
2. [Screeching Buzzard](/printing/screeching-buzzard-ons.md) — Creature — Bird
3. [Carnivorous Death-Parrot](/printing/carnivorous-death-parrot-und.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Molting Harpy](/printing/molting-harpy-mmq.md) — Creature — Harpy Mercenary
5. [Cursed Monstrosity](/printing/cursed-monstrosity-ody.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Vulturous Aven](/printing/vulturous-aven-dtk.md) — Creature — Bird Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Weatherlight (WTH) #64
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Una Fricker
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`