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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
USD $33.54
USD foil $40.62
EUR €41.00
MTGO 8.74 tix

Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

{X}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Bird Spirit

Flash

Flying, vigilance

When Wan Shi Tong enters, put X +1/+1 counters on him. Then draw half X cards, rounded down.

Whenever an opponent searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on Wan Shi Tong and draw a card.

1 / 1

FlyingVigilanceFlash
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA #78)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
2
Released
2025-11-21
Artist
Ryota Murayama
EDHREC rank
#1,292
Colour identity
{U}
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 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Draw

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. Field of Ruin 51 %+48.5 %
  2. Valley Floodcaller 43 %+38.6 %
  3. Faerie Mastermind 52 %+36.2 %
  4. Hullbreaker Horror 55 %+30.5 %
  5. Mockingbird 35 %+30.3 %
  6. Demolition Field 35 %+29.9 %
  7. Ghost Quarter 30 %+28.0 %
  8. Mystic Remora 54 %+27.9 %
  9. Retraction Helix 30 %+27.8 %
  10. The Unagi of Kyoshi Island 33 %+26.8 %
  11. Force of Negation 42 %+26.8 %
  12. Commandeer 32 %+26.2 %
  13. Swan Song 53 %+25.8 %
  14. Bender's Waterskin 38 %+25.5 %
  15. Dramatic Reversal 43 %+24.3 %
  16. Into the Flood Maw 31 %+24.1 %
  17. Ledger Shredder 30 %+23.5 %
  18. Flusterstorm 33 %+23.5 %
  19. Mindbreak Trap 29 %+23.3 %
  20. Rhystic Study 54 %+23.2 %
  21. Wizard Class 40 %+22.9 %
  22. Banishing Knack 25 %+22.9 %
  23. Fierce Guardianship 45 %+22.7 %
  24. Mental Misstep 29 %+22.4 %
  25. Snap 42 %+22.3 %
  26. Mox Amber 30 %+22.3 %
  27. Proft's Eidetic Memory 31 %+22.1 %
  28. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.8 %
  29. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.8 %
  30. Sink into Stupor 44 %+21.5 %
  31. Sink into Stupor 44 %+21.5 %
  32. Mystical Tutor 42 %+21.2 %
  33. Body of Knowledge 27 %+20.6 %
  34. Borne Upon a Wind 25 %+20.4 %
  35. Otawara, Soaring City 46 %+20.4 %
  36. Mana Drain 47 %+20.2 %
  37. The One Ring 32 %+20.2 %
  38. Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong 23 %+20.2 %
  39. Psychosis Crawler 36 %+20.2 %
  40. Volatile Fault 21 %+20.1 %
  41. Chain of Vapor 24 %+19.7 %
  42. Laboratory Maniac 40 %+19.7 %
  43. An Offer You Can't Refuse 59 %+19.4 %
  44. Flare of Denial 27 %+19.4 %
  45. Isochron Scepter 36 %+19.2 %
  46. Force of Will 36 %+19.0 %
  47. Misdirection 24 %+18.8 %
  48. Gemstone Caverns 25 %+18.8 %
  49. Sea Gate Restoration 34 %+18.5 %
  50. Sea Gate Restoration 34 %+18.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 93 %-0.7 %
  2. Sol Ring 89 %+4.7 %
  3. Arcane Signet 71 %+6.8 %
  4. Sapphire Medallion 60 %+0.5 %
  5. Counterspell 60 %-5.7 %
  6. Reliquary Tower 59 %+2.5 %
  7. An Offer You Can't Refuse 59 %+19.4 %
  8. Thought Vessel 56 %+5.2 %
  9. Hullbreaker Horror 55 %+30.5 %
  10. Mystic Remora 54 %+27.9 %
  11. Rhystic Study 54 %+23.2 %
  12. Swan Song 53 %+25.8 %
  13. Faerie Mastermind 52 %+36.2 %
  14. Field of Ruin 51 %+48.5 %
  15. Mystic Sanctuary 50 %+0.1 %
  16. Pongify 49 %+8.7 %
  17. Brainstorm 49 %+7.9 %
  18. High Tide 49 %+4.8 %
  19. Cyclonic Rift 48 %+16.0 %
  20. Mana Drain 47 %+20.2 %
  21. Otawara, Soaring City 46 %+20.4 %
  22. Fierce Guardianship 45 %+22.7 %
  23. Sink into Stupor 44 %+21.5 %
  24. Sink into Stupor 44 %+21.5 %
  25. Dramatic Reversal 43 %+24.3 %
  26. Valley Floodcaller 43 %+38.6 %
  27. Mystical Tutor 42 %+21.2 %
  28. Force of Negation 42 %+26.8 %
  29. Snap 42 %+22.3 %
  30. Rapid Hybridization 41 %+6.2 %
  31. Wizard Class 40 %+22.9 %
  32. Laboratory Maniac 40 %+19.7 %
  33. Frantic Search 38 %+6.8 %
  34. Bender's Waterskin 38 %+25.5 %
  35. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.8 %
  36. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.8 %
  37. Psychosis Crawler 36 %+20.2 %
  38. Force of Will 36 %+19.0 %
  39. Isochron Scepter 36 %+19.2 %
  40. Demolition Field 35 %+29.9 %
  41. Mockingbird 35 %+30.3 %
  42. Propaganda 34 %+2.4 %
  43. Sea Gate Restoration 34 %+18.5 %
  44. Sea Gate Restoration 34 %+18.5 %
  45. Flusterstorm 33 %+23.5 %
  46. The Unagi of Kyoshi Island 33 %+26.8 %
  47. The One Ring 32 %+20.2 %
  48. Arcane Denial 32 %-4.7 %
  49. Urza's Saga 32 %+15.4 %
  50. Commandeer 32 %+26.2 %

Format legality

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

Rulings

  • 2025-10-02

    The second triggered ability won't be put on the stack until after the spell or ability causing the opponent to search their library finishes resolving.

  • 2025-10-02

    Wan Shi Tong, Librarian's second triggered ability won't trigger if you search an opponent's library or if an opponent searches another player's library.

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