Loyal Gyrfalcon
~$0.12 low · ~$0.47 high
White. Creature — Bird
Eventide #11 · Illustrated by Darrell Riche
Eventide #11 · Illustrated by Darrell RicheWhat is Loyal Gyrfalcon worth?
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Oracle text
Defender, flying
Whenever you cast a white spell, this creature loses defender until end of turn.
3/3
It's tethered not to keep it from fleeing but to keep it from eating everything in sight.
Format legality
The only printing of Loyal Gyrfalcon
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eventide eve #11· 2008uncommon· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.44 foil | uncommon | $0.12 | $0.47 | €0.09€0.44 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2008
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #31,510 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Defender
- Artist
- Darrell Riche
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Eventide card (#11).
11
- 11Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Loyal Gyrfalcon, read from the Eventide printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Loyal Gyrfalcon. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Bird is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 3/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Darrell Riche. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Eventide. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 11 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Darrell Riche, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- DefenderCR 702.3
- It can't attack.
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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