Congregation Gryff is a disciplined flyer that pairs lifegain with board awareness. It reads simply in practice. For a modest cost you get a 1 4 Hippogriff Mount that flies and gains lifelink. The attack trigger scales with your Mount count so this is a dependable midrange piece when you plan to ride multiple mounts or use creatures as fodder to saddle it up.
Play it when you expect to trade in the air or when you need incremental life while setting up a bigger push. Saddle 3 turns idle creatures into a surprise threat and the +X/+X bonus can turn a chump into a clock. From a lore angle this gryff serves as a communal steed for frontier riders, lifting small groups into decisive sky skirmishes rather than acting as a lone ace.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}{W}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Hippogriff Mount
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, lifelink. Whenever Congregation Gryff attacks while saddled, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Mounts you control. Saddle 3 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)
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Power / Toughness – 1/4
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Set – Outlaws of Thunder Junction
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Rarity – Uncommon
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Language – English
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Condition – Light Play
