---
target_card: Impaler Shrike
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Bird"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/impaler-shrike
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/impaler-shrike.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Impaler Shrike

- **Target Card:** [Impaler Shrike](https://avascry.com/printing/impaler-shrike-nph) (Creature — Phyrexian Bird) `{2}{U}{U}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/impaler-shrike.json

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2. [**Vulturous Aven**](https://avascry.com/printing/vulturous-aven-dtk) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Bird Shaman*
3. [**Skittering Skirge**](https://avascry.com/printing/skittering-skirge-pal99) `{B}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Imp*
4. [**Shrike Harpy**](https://avascry.com/printing/shrike-harpy-bng) `{3}{B}{B}` — *Creature — Harpy*
5. [**Carnivorous Death-Parrot**](https://avascry.com/printing/carnivorous-death-parrot-und) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
6. [**Thieving Magpie**](https://avascry.com/printing/thieving-magpie-dmr) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
7. [**Ithilien Kingfisher**](https://avascry.com/printing/ithilien-kingfisher-ltr) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
8. [**Darkslick Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/darkslick-drake-som) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Drake*
9. [**Dream Strix**](https://avascry.com/printing/dream-strix-stx) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Bird Illusion*
10. [**Coastal Hornclaw**](https://avascry.com/printing/coastal-hornclaw-8ed) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
11. [**Soaring Show-Off**](https://avascry.com/printing/soaring-show-off-bbd) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Bird Warrior*
12. [**Stormwatch Eagle**](https://avascry.com/printing/stormwatch-eagle-pcy) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
13. [**Illusionary Servant**](https://avascry.com/printing/illusionary-servant-m10) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Illusion*
14. [**Harrier Strix**](https://avascry.com/printing/harrier-strix-otj) `{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
15. [**Shard Phoenix**](https://avascry.com/printing/shard-phoenix-pjas) `{4}{R}` — *Creature — Phoenix*
16. [**Sarcomite Myr**](https://avascry.com/printing/sarcomite-myr-fut) `{2}{U}` — *Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Myr*
17. [**Phantasmal Forces**](https://avascry.com/printing/phantasmal-forces-5ed) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Illusion*
18. [**Palace Familiar**](https://avascry.com/printing/palace-familiar-dtk) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Bird*
19. [**Ahriman**](https://avascry.com/printing/ahriman-fin) `{2}{B}` — *Creature — Eye Horror*
20. [**Screeching Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/screeching-drake-p02) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
21. [**Swarm Culler**](https://avascry.com/printing/swarm-culler-eoe) `{3}{B}` — *Creature — Insect Warrior*
22. [**Divebomber Griffin**](https://avascry.com/printing/divebomber-griffin-rav) `{3}{W}{W}` — *Creature — Griffin*
23. [**Pilfering Hawk**](https://avascry.com/printing/pilfering-hawk-j22) `{1}{U}` — *Snow Creature — Bird*
24. [**Spiketail Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/spiketail-drake-pcy) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
25. [**Baleful Strix**](https://avascry.com/printing/baleful-strix-e01) `{U}{B}` — *Artifact Creature — Bird*
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27. [**Vulture, Feathered Fiend**](https://avascry.com/printing/vulture-feathered-fiend-msc) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain*
28. [**Gossamer Phantasm**](https://avascry.com/printing/gossamer-phantasm-plc) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Illusion*
29. [**Skirge Familiar**](https://avascry.com/printing/skirge-familiar-mh2) `{4}{B}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Imp*
30. [**Spindrift Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/spindrift-drake-sth) `{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
31. [**Molting Harpy**](https://avascry.com/printing/molting-harpy-mmq) `{B}` — *Creature — Harpy Mercenary*