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The Lord of the Eagles
Legendary Creature — Bird Noble
Flash This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control with flying. Flying
8 / 8
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“8/8 flash flyer that costs less the more flying creatures you control.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage
Flying Aggro, Tokens, Spellslinger
Strategy
The Lord of the Eagles is a payoff for flying-focused strategies that rewards you for already having airborne threats on the battlefield. Your gameplan is to build up a flying squadron—cheap flyers, evasive creatures, and anthem effects—then cast this massive 8/8 for significantly reduced mana by leveraging the power of your existing fliers. The flash ability is crucial; it lets you hold up mana for interaction while still deploying a game-ending threat at instant speed, or surprise-block incoming attacks. You win by attacking in the air with your growing aerial army, with The Lord of the Eagles serving as both a cost-reducer and finisher that closes out games quickly once it hits play.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Lean on common and uncommon flyers like Dragon's Mate, Watcher of the Spheres, and Drake Haven; skip expensive cards like Jace's Sanctum and use Islands and Azorius dual lands instead.
Signature Cards
Inclusion = % of The Lord of the Eagles decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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