Empyrean Eagle is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flying Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.
Complete guide
Soar above your opponents with Empyrean Eagle, a classic lord for flyers that strengthens your air force. This Bird Spirit provides a static boost to your other creatures with flying, turning a flock of small birds into a deadly squadron. It is a staple for any deck looking to dominate the skies and end games quickly through aerial superiority.
A Beacon for the Skies
Empyrean Eagle has a static ability that grants all other creatures you control with flying a +1/+1 bonus. This effect is continuous and does not use the stack; as long as the Eagle is on the battlefield, the bonus applies. Note that the Eagle does not buff itself, but it does benefit from other copies of Empyrean Eagle.
Resolving the Boost
When Empyrean Eagle enters the battlefield, its bonus applies immediately to your other qualifying creatures. There is no trigger to respond to for the stat increase. Similarly, if the Eagle leaves the battlefield, the bonus disappears instantly. This can be dangerous during combat if your creatures have already taken damage.
State-Based Actions and Lethal Damage
A common mistake involves forgetting that damage stays marked on creatures until the end of the turn. If another creature you control with flying has toughness equal to its damage taken plus the Eagle's bonus, and the Eagle is destroyed, that creature will also die. This happens because its toughness drops back to its base value, making the previously nonlethal damage now lethal.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumIf you control both Empyrean Eagle and Solemn Simulacrum, the Simulacrum does not receive a +1/+1 bonus. Because Solemn Simulacrum does not have the flying keyword, it is unaffected by the Eagle's ability. The Eagle only supports your units that can take to the air.
Roaming ThroneIf you play Roaming Throne and choose 'Bird' or 'Spirit' as its creature type, it becomes that type. However, Roaming Throne does not have flying. Even though it shares a type with Empyrean Eagle, it will not receive the +1/+1 bonus unless you give the Throne flying through another effect. Furthermore, because Empyrean Eagle has a static ability rather than a triggered one, Roaming Throne's doubling ability does not affect the stat boost.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Empyrean Eagle
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Because damage remains marked on a creature until it's removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to other creatures you control with flying may become lethal if Empyrean Eagle leaves the battlefield during that turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Legal formats
Commentaires
- Sois le premier à commenter cette carte.
Read next
Meta decks with Empyrean Eagle
No archived Top 8 deck with this card yet.