---
name: "Eagle of the Great Shelf"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bird Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Yuhong Ding"
oracle_id: "cb4b4b63-682b-4439-9757-84cca7a27db2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/eagle-of-the-great-shelf-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Eagle of the Great Shelf
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other creature you control.

> *Les gobelins haïssaient et craignaient les aigles, mais ils ne pouvaient pas atteindre leur demeure élevée, ni les chasser des montagnes.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Battleflight Eagle](/printing/battleflight-eagle-m13.md) — Creature — Bird
2. [Empyrean Eagle](/printing/empyrean-eagle-scd.md) — Creature — Bird Spirit
3. [Steel-Plume Marshal](/printing/steel-plume-marshal-scd.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
4. [Dawnfeather Eagle](/printing/dawnfeather-eagle-aer.md) — Creature — Bird
5. [Wings of the Guard](/printing/wings-of-the-guard-cn2.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [High Sentinels of Arashin](/printing/high-sentinels-of-arashin-jmp.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #11
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Yuhong Ding
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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