Silver RavenHow it works & interactions with other cards

Taking to the Skies

Silver Raven is a 1/1 Artifact Creature with Flying. This means it can only be blocked by other creatures with flying or reach. Its artifact status makes it particularly useful in decks that care about the number of artifacts on the battlefield or specific artifact synergies.

Step-by-Step Resolution

When Silver Raven enters the battlefield, its triggered ability is placed on the stack. First, you check the top card of your library. Next, you decide whether to leave that card on top or put it on the bottom of your library. This ability resolves independently of the creature itself remaining on the battlefield.

Common Mistakes

A frequent error is forgetting that the scry occurs only once when it enters. If Silver Raven is blinked or re-enters the battlefield, the ability triggers again, but simply attacking or staying on the board does not grant additional scry actions. Also, remember that since it is an artifact, it is susceptible to both creature removal and artifact destruction.

When to Play It

Silver Raven is best played on turn one to establish an early evasive attacker or to fix your next draw if you are missing land drops. It also serves as a cheap enabler for decks that require a high density of artifacts or cheap flyers to trigger other abilities.

Interaction examples

Aerial Evasion

Ornithopter of Paradise

If your opponent controls only ground creatures, you can attack freely with Silver Raven. If they play Ornithopter of Paradise, they now have a flyer capable of blocking Silver Raven, as both creatures share the flying keyword.

Optimizing Your Draws

Faerie Mastermind

When you cast Silver Raven, you scry 1 and see a card you don't need. You put it on the bottom. Later, you use Faerie Mastermind's ability to make everyone draw a card. Because you scried away the useless card earlier, you are now drawing into a fresh, unknown card from your deck.