---
name: "Vulturous Aven"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Exploit"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "83c0c648-f000-470d-bcc3-9ec81257d0cd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vulturous-aven-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vulturous Aven
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Exploit

## Oracle Text
Flying
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, you draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

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2. [Impaler Shrike](/printing/impaler-shrike-nph.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Bird
3. [Circling Vultures](/printing/circling-vultures-wth.md) — Creature — Bird
4. [Gorging Vulture](/printing/gorging-vulture-j22.md) — Creature — Bird
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #126
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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