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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

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Set
The List (PLST #M15-209)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2021-07-23
Artist
Chase Stone
EDHREC rank
#8,081
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil
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 0.14
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 %+70.0 %
  2. Quirion Ranger 78 %+68.2 %
  3. Temur Sabertooth 67 %+60.4 %
  4. Woodland Bellower 60 %+57.1 %
  5. Manglehorn 57 %+53.9 %
  6. Hyrax Tower Scout 54 %+52.1 %
  7. Arbor Elf 73 %+50.9 %
  8. Wirewood Symbiote 56 %+50.8 %
  9. Collector Ouphe 54 %+49.6 %
  10. Seedborn Muse 63 %+49.4 %
  11. Priest of Titania 59 %+47.7 %
  12. Eternal Witness 73 %+47.1 %
  13. Phyrexian Revoker 47 %+46.3 %
  14. Circle of Dreams Druid 60 %+46.1 %
  15. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 61 %+45.8 %
  16. Sylvan Safekeeper 54 %+44.2 %
  17. Yeva, Nature's Herald 52 %+44.0 %
  18. Fyndhorn Elves 75 %+43.7 %
  19. Kogla, the Titan Ape 56 %+43.4 %
  20. Utopia Sprawl 57 %+41.0 %
  21. Chord of Calling 52 %+40.6 %
  22. Elvish Mystic 86 %+40.4 %
  23. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 41 %+40.2 %
  24. Boreal Druid 46 %+40.1 %
  25. Wild Growth 66 %+40.0 %
  26. Destiny Spinner 42 %+38.8 %
  27. Reclamation Sage 58 %+38.2 %
  28. Argothian Elder 39 %+36.7 %
  29. Karametra's Acolyte 49 %+36.4 %
  30. Llanowar Elves 89 %+35.6 %
  31. Cankerbloom 43 %+35.0 %
  32. Soulless Jailer 35 %+34.0 %
  33. Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu 39 %+32.2 %
  34. Birds of Paradise 53 %+32.2 %
  35. Green Sun's Zenith 47 %+31.1 %
  36. Endurance 36 %+31.0 %
  37. Veil of Summer 41 %+30.8 %
  38. Scavenging Ooze 38 %+30.6 %
  39. Magus of the Candelabra 32 %+30.0 %
  40. Craterhoof Behemoth 52 %+29.8 %
  41. Summoner's Pact 35 %+29.8 %
  42. Haywire Mite 31 %+28.0 %
  43. Allosaurus Shepherd 37 %+27.4 %
  44. Regal Force 37 %+27.3 %
  45. Natural Order 39 %+27.0 %
  46. Dryad Arbor 37 %+26.9 %
  47. Slippery Bogbonder 28 %+26.7 %
  48. Dosan the Falling Leaf 28 %+26.3 %
  49. Finale of Devastation 43 %+26.3 %
  50. Duskwatch Recruiter 28 %+25.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Llanowar Elves 89 %+35.6 %
  2. Elvish Mystic 86 %+40.4 %
  3. Forest 85 %-11.3 %
  4. Sol Ring 82 %+11.3 %
  5. Quirion Ranger 78 %+68.2 %
  6. Fyndhorn Elves 75 %+43.7 %
  7. Scryb Ranger 75 %+70.0 %
  8. Arbor Elf 73 %+50.9 %
  9. Eternal Witness 73 %+47.1 %
  10. Beast Within 72 %+14.4 %
  11. Temur Sabertooth 67 %+60.4 %
  12. Wild Growth 66 %+40.0 %
  13. Seedborn Muse 63 %+49.4 %
  14. Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 61 %+45.8 %
  15. Circle of Dreams Druid 60 %+46.1 %
  16. Woodland Bellower 60 %+57.1 %
  17. Priest of Titania 59 %+47.7 %
  18. Reclamation Sage 58 %+38.2 %
  19. Utopia Sprawl 57 %+41.0 %
  20. Manglehorn 57 %+53.9 %
  21. Wirewood Symbiote 56 %+50.8 %
  22. Kogla, the Titan Ape 56 %+43.4 %
  23. Sylvan Safekeeper 54 %+44.2 %
  24. Hyrax Tower Scout 54 %+52.1 %
  25. Collector Ouphe 54 %+49.6 %
  26. Birds of Paradise 53 %+32.2 %
  27. Yeva, Nature's Herald 52 %+44.0 %
  28. Craterhoof Behemoth 52 %+29.8 %
  29. Chord of Calling 52 %+40.6 %
  30. Karametra's Acolyte 49 %+36.4 %
  31. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 49 %+22.7 %
  32. Green Sun's Zenith 47 %+31.1 %
  33. Phyrexian Revoker 47 %+46.3 %
  34. Boreal Druid 46 %+40.1 %
  35. Cankerbloom 43 %+35.0 %
  36. Finale of Devastation 43 %+26.3 %
  37. Castle Garenbrig 42 %+14.7 %
  38. Destiny Spinner 42 %+38.8 %
  39. Marvin, Murderous Mimic 41 %+40.2 %
  40. Veil of Summer 41 %+30.8 %
  41. Worldly Tutor 40 %+21.1 %
  42. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 39 %+15.6 %
  43. Crop Rotation 39 %+21.0 %
  44. Boseiju, Who Endures 39 %+12.1 %
  45. Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu 39 %+32.2 %
  46. Argothian Elder 39 %+36.7 %
  47. Natural Order 39 %+27.0 %
  48. Nature's Claim 38 %+17.7 %
  49. Scavenging Ooze 38 %+30.6 %
  50. Allosaurus Shepherd 37 %+27.4 %

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 ↗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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