Eagles of the North

Eagles of the North

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{5}{W} · Creature — Bird Soldier
Common · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Axel Sauerwald
Flying When this creature enters, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. Plainscycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 22 Eng.FUsr.

One-mana Plainscycling can fix mana, but a six-mana 3/3 combat boost is far below Modern's normal payoff rate.

Band speculativeConfidence 70%

Could be wrong if A white creature shell could value the landcycler floor enough to make it a niche inclusion.

Legacy 17 Eng.FUsr.

Plainscycling can find dual lands, but the six-mana body and one-turn anthem are too inefficient for Legacy.

Band speculativeConfidence 74%

Could be wrong if A graveyard or creature-based shell might exploit the discard outlet and fetchable land access.

Pauper 48 Eng.C-Usr.

Like Generous Ent, Plainscycling gives a useful low-cost floor, but Eagles is a much weaker payoff and needs a board to matter.

Best home White go-wide decksBand fringeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if If white go-wide decks need consistent Plains access, its castable alpha-strike mode could earn recurring slots.

Commander 34 Eng.D-Usr.

It is a reliable early land finder and a situational token alpha strike, but six mana for a temporary boost is replaceable.

Best home White token combat decksBand fringeConfidence 69%

Could be wrong if Token lists with frequent wide attacks may value the first-strike swing more than expected.

Limited 61 Eng.B-Usr.

Plainscycling prevents mana issues, while a 3/3 flyer plus a team-wide first-strike attack can break stalled boards; six mana caps it.

Best home White creature decksBand solidConfidence 48%

Could be wrong if Unknown set speed, removal, fixing, and token density determine whether the combat trigger is merely solid or premium.

Plainscycling combat finisher

“A low-opportunity-cost Plains finder whose expensive, board-dependent combat trigger limits constructed adoption.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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