Astral Heron
Astral Heron is an epic-rarity unit card from Riftbound's Vendetta set. It costs 7 Energy and has 7 Might. It belongs to the Calm domain. It has the Bird and Mount Targon tags. It appears in 27% of tracked tournament decks whose legend can run it.
7 Energy | 7 Might | Unit | Calm | epic | Vendetta | Art: Kudos Productions
Rules Text
When you play your first card each turn, if I'm at a battlefield, the next card you play this turn costs 2 Energy Any Rune Any Rune less.
Domain: Calm
Errata
- Errata 2026-07-23 (Vendetta): the text now reads “When you play your first card each turn, if I'm at a battlefield, the next card you play this turn costs [2][C][C] less.”. It previously read “When you play your first card each turn, if I'm at a battlefield, your next card costs [2][C][C] less.”.
Meta Statistics
Inclusion rate 26.9%. Win rate 50.4% across 244 decks with results.
Price
Market price $42.91 on TCGPlayer, updated Oct 16, 2026. Since Jul 25, 2026 its market price has ranged from $5.54 to $60.43. It is $42.91, down 17% from $51.47 30 days ago.
Related FAQ (1)
What card does Astral Heron's triggered ability discount?
The next card played — added to the chain and queued for finalization — this turn after the ability resolves. Astral Heron received an erratum to make this clear: "When you play your first card each turn, if I'm at a battlefield, the next card you play this turn costs [2][C][C] less."
Tournament Decks
- Akali — Collin Kaiser (9W-2L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
- Irelia — Joey Nguyen (9W-3L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
- Master Yi — Anthony Cerenzio (8W-3L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
- Vex — Daniel C III (7W-2L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
- Shen — Jose Aponte (7W-3L), CCS $25,000 Showdown Series Event - Riftbound Invitational Qualifier #5
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- Kayle, Justified — 3 Energy, Unit
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