---
name: "Empyrean Eagle"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Bird Spirit"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SCD"
set_name: "Starter Commander Decks"
collector_number: "226"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "270d14b2-07bc-46bc-918f-658102265ccf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/empyrean-eagle-scd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Empyrean Eagle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.

> *All the birds of the skies are the spirit's brood, gathered for safety under its wings.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spirit of the Spires](/printing/spirit-of-the-spires-rna.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Battleflight Eagle](/printing/battleflight-eagle-m13.md) — Creature — Bird
3. [Eagle of the Great Shelf](/printing/eagle-of-the-great-shelf-hob.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
4. [Plumecreed Mentor](/printing/plumecreed-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Bird Scout
5. [Windstorm Drake](/printing/windstorm-drake-rna.md) — Creature — Drake
6. [Favorable Winds](/printing/favorable-winds-gnt.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #226
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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