---
name: "Mtenda Griffin"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Griffin"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Janine Johnston"
oracle_id: "273f0353-4936-491b-82da-6d4d7f3259a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mtenda-griffin-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mtenda Griffin
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Griffin
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{W}, {T}: Return this creature to its owner's hand and return target Griffin card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

> *"Unlike Zhalfir, the griffin needs no council to keep harmony among its parts."
—Asmira, Holy Avenger*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dutiful Griffin](/printing/dutiful-griffin-woe.md) — Creature — Griffin
2. [Griffin Dreamfinder](/printing/griffin-dreamfinder-bng.md) — Creature — Griffin
3. [Balshan Griffin](/printing/balshan-griffin-ody.md) — Creature — Griffin
4. [Mistmoon Griffin](/printing/mistmoon-griffin-vma.md) — Creature — Griffin
5. [Setessan Griffin](/printing/setessan-griffin-ths.md) — Creature — Griffin
6. [Loyal Gryff](/printing/loyal-gryff-mid.md) — Creature — Hippogriff

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #28
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Janine Johnston
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`