---
name: "Hraesvelgr of the First Brood"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Shiva's Aid", "Vigilance", "Ward"]
set: "FIC"
set_name: "Final Fantasy Commander"
collector_number: "142"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Néstor Ossandón Leal"
oracle_id: "44cbf70c-61cf-473e-901d-039956ced642"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hraesvelgr-of-the-first-brood-fic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Shiva's Aid, Vigilance, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance, ward {2}
Shiva's Aid — When Hraesvelgr enters and whenever you cast a noncreature spell, target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

> *"Never shall our grief be assuaged nor our loss forgotten."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cloudheath Drake](/printing/cloudheath-drake-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Drake
2. [Gwaihir the Windlord](/printing/gwaihir-the-windlord-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Noble
3. [Appa, the Vigilant](/printing/appa-the-vigilant-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
4. [Steppe Glider](/printing/steppe-glider-ogw.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [A-Vega, the Watcher](/printing/a-vega-the-watcher-khm.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit
6. [Kangee, Sky Warden](/printing/kangee-sky-warden-scd.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #142
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Néstor Ossandón Leal
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`