---
name: "Esior, Wardwing Familiar"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Bird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Partner"]
set: "CMR"
set_name: "Commander Legends"
collector_number: "557"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "ddf38a32-302a-4658-9eaf-b813ebe275c9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/esior-wardwing-familiar-cmr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Esior, Wardwing Familiar
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Partner

## Oracle Text
Flying
Spells your opponents cast that target one or more commanders you control cost {3} more to cast.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Warden of Evos Isle](/printing/warden-of-evos-isle-m14.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
3. [Jubilant Skybonder](/printing/jubilant-skybonder-iko.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Radiant, Serra Archangel](/printing/radiant-serra-archangel-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel
5. [Siani, Eye of the Storm](/printing/siani-eye-of-the-storm-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Djinn Monk
6. [Watcher of the Spheres](/printing/watcher-of-the-spheres-m21.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends (CMR) #557
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 20 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`