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Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
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Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

{2}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Bard

{2}{G}, {T}, Put a verse counter on Yisan: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Designed by Brian Fargo

2 / 3

Set
Magic 2015 (M15 #209)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2014-07-18
Artist
Chase Stone
EDHREC rank
#8,191
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.69
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Tutor

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Scryb Ranger 75 %+70.1 %
  2. Quirion Ranger 78 %+68.8 %
  3. Temur Sabertooth 66 %+59.8 %
  4. Woodland Bellower 60 %+56.8 %
  5. Manglehorn 56 %+53.0 %
  6. Wirewood Symbiote 56 %+51.2 %
  7. Arbor Elf 73 %+51.0 %
  8. Hyrax Tower Scout 53 %+51.0 %
  9. Collector Ouphe 53 %+48.9 %
  10. Seedborn Muse 62 %+48.5 %
  11. Priest of Titania 59 %+47.6 %
  12. Eternal Witness 73 %+47.5 %
  13. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 61 %+45.8 %
  14. Circle of Dreams Druid 60 %+45.8 %
  15. Phyrexian Revoker 46 %+45.3 %
  16. Sylvan Safekeeper 54 %+43.6 %
  17. Yeva, Nature's Herald 52 %+43.5 %
  18. Kogla, the Titan Ape 56 %+43.2 %
  19. Fyndhorn Elves 75 %+43.1 %
  20. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 42 %+41.1 %
  21. Utopia Sprawl 57 %+40.6 %
  22. Elvish Mystic 86 %+40.3 %
  23. Chord of Calling 51 %+40.2 %
  24. Wild Growth 66 %+40.1 %
  25. Boreal Druid 46 %+39.4 %
  26. Reclamation Sage 58 %+38.6 %
  27. Destiny Spinner 41 %+38.1 %
  28. Karametra's Acolyte 49 %+36.6 %
  29. Argothian Elder 38 %+36.1 %
  30. Llanowar Elves 89 %+35.0 %
  31. Cankerbloom 42 %+34.9 %
  32. Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu 40 %+33.8 %
  33. Soulless Jailer 34 %+33.4 %
  34. Endurance 36 %+31.6 %
  35. Birds of Paradise 53 %+30.9 %
  36. Veil of Summer 41 %+30.6 %
  37. Green Sun's Zenith 46 %+30.4 %
  38. Craterhoof Behemoth 52 %+29.7 %
  39. Scavenging Ooze 37 %+29.7 %
  40. Magus of the Candelabra 31 %+29.6 %
  41. Summoner's Pact 34 %+29.2 %
  42. Haywire Mite 31 %+27.9 %
  43. Regal Force 37 %+27.6 %
  44. Allosaurus Shepherd 37 %+27.2 %
  45. Dryad Arbor 37 %+26.7 %
  46. Slippery Bogbonder 28 %+26.4 %
  47. Dosan the Falling Leaf 28 %+26.3 %
  48. Natural Order 38 %+26.2 %
  49. Finale of Devastation 42 %+25.6 %
  50. Seeker of Skybreak 29 %+25.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Llanowar Elves 89 %+35.0 %
  2. Elvish Mystic 86 %+40.3 %
  3. Forest 85 %-11.1 %
  4. Sol Ring 82 %+10.9 %
  5. Quirion Ranger 78 %+68.8 %
  6. Scryb Ranger 75 %+70.1 %
  7. Fyndhorn Elves 75 %+43.1 %
  8. Arbor Elf 73 %+51.0 %
  9. Eternal Witness 73 %+47.5 %
  10. Beast Within 71 %+13.8 %
  11. Temur Sabertooth 66 %+59.8 %
  12. Wild Growth 66 %+40.1 %
  13. Seedborn Muse 62 %+48.5 %
  14. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 61 %+45.8 %
  15. Woodland Bellower 60 %+56.8 %
  16. Circle of Dreams Druid 60 %+45.8 %
  17. Priest of Titania 59 %+47.6 %
  18. Reclamation Sage 58 %+38.6 %
  19. Utopia Sprawl 57 %+40.6 %
  20. Manglehorn 56 %+53.0 %
  21. Wirewood Symbiote 56 %+51.2 %
  22. Kogla, the Titan Ape 56 %+43.2 %
  23. Sylvan Safekeeper 54 %+43.6 %
  24. Birds of Paradise 53 %+30.9 %
  25. Hyrax Tower Scout 53 %+51.0 %
  26. Collector Ouphe 53 %+48.9 %
  27. Craterhoof Behemoth 52 %+29.7 %
  28. Yeva, Nature's Herald 52 %+43.5 %
  29. Chord of Calling 51 %+40.2 %
  30. Karametra's Acolyte 49 %+36.6 %
  31. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 49 %+22.8 %
  32. Green Sun's Zenith 46 %+30.4 %
  33. Phyrexian Revoker 46 %+45.3 %
  34. Boreal Druid 46 %+39.4 %
  35. Cankerbloom 42 %+34.9 %
  36. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 42 %+41.1 %
  37. Finale of Devastation 42 %+25.6 %
  38. Castle Garenbrig 42 %+14.8 %
  39. Destiny Spinner 41 %+38.1 %
  40. Veil of Summer 41 %+30.6 %
  41. Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu 40 %+33.8 %
  42. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 39 %+15.8 %
  43. Boseiju, Who Endures 39 %+12.5 %
  44. Worldly Tutor 39 %+20.4 %
  45. Crop Rotation 38 %+20.5 %
  46. Argothian Elder 38 %+36.1 %
  47. Natural Order 38 %+26.2 %
  48. Nature's Claim 37 %+17.1 %
  49. Scavenging Ooze 37 %+29.7 %
  50. Allosaurus Shepherd 37 %+27.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2014-07-18

    If Yisan isn't on the battlefield when its ability resolves, use the number of verse counters on it when it left the battlefield to determine which creature cards may be put onto the battlefield. This number will include the counter you put on Yisan to activate the ability.

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