---
name: "Skyspear Cavalry"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Double strike"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "b5868383-a0fb-40fc-b718-f1b5441c5ce3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skyspear-cavalry-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skyspear Cavalry
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Double strike

## Oracle Text
Flying
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

> *Bete, dass ihr Speer dich zuerst erreicht. Ihr Greif ist nicht so gnädig.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #26
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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