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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
USD $31.75
USD foil $36.72
EUR €42.32
MTGO 10.99 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
#1,220
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 0.77
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 %+48.4 %
  2. Valley Floodcaller 42 %+38.0 %
  3. Faerie Mastermind 52 %+35.8 %
  4. Hullbreaker Horror 55 %+30.6 %
  5. Demolition Field 35 %+29.8 %
  6. Mockingbird 34 %+29.5 %
  7. Ghost Quarter 31 %+28.6 %
  8. Mystic Remora 53 %+27.5 %
  9. Retraction Helix 30 %+27.3 %
  10. The Unagi of Kyoshi Island 33 %+27.2 %
  11. Force of Negation 42 %+26.4 %
  12. Bender's Waterskin 39 %+26.1 %
  13. Swan Song 53 %+25.1 %
  14. Commandeer 31 %+25.1 %
  15. Dramatic Reversal 42 %+24.3 %
  16. Ledger Shredder 30 %+23.5 %
  17. Into the Flood Maw 31 %+23.4 %
  18. Wizard Class 41 %+23.4 %
  19. Flusterstorm 33 %+22.9 %
  20. Rhystic Study 53 %+22.9 %
  21. Fierce Guardianship 45 %+22.6 %
  22. Banishing Knack 24 %+22.6 %
  23. Mindbreak Trap 28 %+22.5 %
  24. Proft's Eidetic Memory 30 %+21.8 %
  25. Mental Misstep 28 %+21.7 %
  26. Snap 42 %+21.7 %
  27. Mox Amber 29 %+21.6 %
  28. Mystical Tutor 42 %+21.2 %
  29. Body of Knowledge 28 %+21.1 %
  30. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.0 %
  31. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.0 %
  32. Sink into Stupor 44 %+20.8 %
  33. Sink into Stupor 44 %+20.8 %
  34. Volatile Fault 21 %+20.4 %
  35. Mana Drain 47 %+20.2 %
  36. Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong 22 %+20.0 %
  37. Psychosis Crawler 36 %+19.9 %
  38. Otawara, Soaring City 46 %+19.8 %
  39. The One Ring 32 %+19.8 %
  40. Borne Upon a Wind 24 %+19.5 %
  41. Laboratory Maniac 40 %+19.5 %
  42. Isochron Scepter 35 %+19.1 %
  43. Chain of Vapor 24 %+19.0 %
  44. An Offer You Can't Refuse 58 %+18.9 %
  45. Force of Will 35 %+18.9 %
  46. Flare of Denial 26 %+18.8 %
  47. Misdirection 24 %+18.3 %
  48. Gemstone Caverns 24 %+18.2 %
  49. Pollywog Prodigy 21 %+18.1 %
  50. Chrome Mox 26 %+17.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 93 %-0.6 %
  2. Sol Ring 89 %+4.9 %
  3. Arcane Signet 71 %+6.5 %
  4. Sapphire Medallion 61 %+1.4 %
  5. Counterspell 60 %-5.3 %
  6. An Offer You Can't Refuse 58 %+18.9 %
  7. Reliquary Tower 58 %+2.5 %
  8. Thought Vessel 57 %+5.4 %
  9. Hullbreaker Horror 55 %+30.6 %
  10. Mystic Remora 53 %+27.5 %
  11. Rhystic Study 53 %+22.9 %
  12. Swan Song 53 %+25.1 %
  13. Faerie Mastermind 52 %+35.8 %
  14. Field of Ruin 51 %+48.4 %
  15. Mystic Sanctuary 50 %+0.6 %
  16. Pongify 50 %+9.3 %
  17. High Tide 49 %+5.2 %
  18. Brainstorm 48 %+7.5 %
  19. Cyclonic Rift 48 %+16.6 %
  20. Mana Drain 47 %+20.2 %
  21. Otawara, Soaring City 46 %+19.8 %
  22. Fierce Guardianship 45 %+22.6 %
  23. Sink into Stupor 44 %+20.8 %
  24. Sink into Stupor 44 %+20.8 %
  25. Dramatic Reversal 42 %+24.3 %
  26. Valley Floodcaller 42 %+38.0 %
  27. Force of Negation 42 %+26.4 %
  28. Snap 42 %+21.7 %
  29. Mystical Tutor 42 %+21.2 %
  30. Rapid Hybridization 41 %+6.4 %
  31. Wizard Class 41 %+23.4 %
  32. Laboratory Maniac 40 %+19.5 %
  33. Bender's Waterskin 39 %+26.1 %
  34. Frantic Search 38 %+6.4 %
  35. Psychosis Crawler 36 %+19.9 %
  36. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.0 %
  37. Hydroelectric Specimen 36 %+21.0 %
  38. Force of Will 35 %+18.9 %
  39. Isochron Scepter 35 %+19.1 %
  40. Demolition Field 35 %+29.8 %
  41. Propaganda 34 %+2.4 %
  42. Mockingbird 34 %+29.5 %
  43. The Unagi of Kyoshi Island 33 %+27.2 %
  44. Sea Gate Restoration 33 %+17.7 %
  45. Sea Gate Restoration 33 %+17.7 %
  46. Flusterstorm 33 %+22.9 %
  47. Arcane Denial 32 %-4.8 %
  48. Teferi's Ageless Insight 32 %+14.6 %
  49. Aetherize 32 %-0.1 %
  50. The One Ring 32 %+19.8 %

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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