Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

, , Put a verse counter on Yisan, the Wanderer Bard: Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Discussion (50)

RivenEsq on Selvala, Heart of the Storm

6 days ago

Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip -> Ghalta, Primal Hunger

Ravaging Riftwurm -> Druid of Purification

Skullwinder -> Endurance

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard -> Ashaya, Soul of the Wild

Deglamer -> Allosaurus Shepherd

Groundswell -> Regal Force

Might of Old Krosa -> Sylvan Safekeeper

Cloudstone Curio -> Collector Ouphe

Memory Jar -> Return of the Wildspeaker

Paradox Engine -> Shared Summons

Song of the Dryads -> Veil of Summer

Phytoburst -> Finale of Devastation

Primal Command -> Kogla, the Titan Ape

Uncage the Menagerie -> Mox Diamond

Somberwald Stag -> Jeweled Lotus

Lupine Prototype -> Hyrax Tower Scout

Fierce Empath -> Manglehorn

Weird Harvest -> Gaea's Avenger

Reclamation Sage -> Relic Golem

Genesis Wave -> Wandering Archaic  ^Flip

Benefactor's Draught -> Scale Up

Berserk -> Force of Vigor

Greater Good -> Null Rod

Forest -> Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Forest -> Kenrith's Transformation

Forest -> Ancient Tomb

Forest -> Homeward Path

Forest -> Castle Garenbrig

Forest -> Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Forest -> Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

RNR_Gaming on Your Favorite Plays

1 week ago

Attack with Argothian Elder, tap Forest, untap Argothian Elder with Maze of Ith activate Argothian Elder untap Maze of Ith and Forest rinse and repeat. Then funnel that mana into Yisan, the Wanderer Bard for all the value.

"The creature isn’t removed from combat; it just has its damage prevented. It’s still an attacking creature until the combat phase is complete" - it's just such an interesting ruling.

Also, it's fair to note that with some newer cards this is even easier ;)

immakinganezehaldeck on Sisay Toolbox

3 months ago

Update 9/25/21: Creature Pile

Picked up a Grenzo to do a more creature based strategy with.

IN:

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

Vizier of the Menagerie

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Emiel the Blessed

Esika, God of the Tree  ^Flip

Winota, Joiner of Forces

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

OUT:

Deathsprout

Ionize

Kaya, Orzhov Usurper

Domri, Anarch of Bolas

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Dovin, Hand of Control

Massacre Girl

fadelightningmm on Changing Commanders

6 months ago

My first edh deck was Kamahl, Fist of Krosa because I read the odyssey series novels and loved his character. I was new to the format and didn’t know yet how to properly form a deck. Fast forward about a year to the M15 spoiler season when Yisan, the Wanderer Bard got spoiled. I fell for Yisan immediately, and transitioned my Kamahl deck into a Yisan deck. Very few of the cards are the same at this point in time. I was quite happy with my Yisan deck because I made it on my own (I don’t think edhrec was a thing yet) and quickly gained the ire of my former play group

fadelightningmm on HULLBREACHER BANNED

6 months ago

As someone whose favorite deck revolves around tutors ( Yisan, the Wanderer Bard ) I hated Opposition Agent from the get go. However, having played dozens of games against HB and OA there’s very little comparison between the two cards. HB was always problematic whereas OA forces you to play a bit more creatively. I actually love the idea of finding a way around OA because it’s effect can’t easily be used offensively like HB

legendofa on Adventures in the Forgotten Realms …

6 months ago

I'm going to complain a little more. I apologize.

Why are all the bards in Magic ? Yisan, the Wanderer Bard was kind of the trendsetter, and he's not especiallu D&D bard-ish. I can kind of forgive Elvish Bard and Joraga Bard since they're Elves.

Which of these describe traditional/stereotypical D&D bards?

Instinct driven, nature-centric, strong belief in destiny, physically powerful, focused on predator-prey interactions, minimalist

My answer is none. There is nothing about traditional D&D bards. They tend to fall into two broad categories, inspiring and manipulative. Inspiring would be -- Rally the Peasants , Outlaws' Merriment , Deafening Clarion , and Heartwarming Redemption are cards I would identify as showing this type of bard. Manipulative would be , with Beguiler of Wills , Besmirch , Role Reversal , and Captivating Crew as representative cards. Bards aren't nature characters. They can probably survive in the woods alone, but so can a paladin. Bards are , not .

libraryjoy on Fun Commander

8 months ago

I think my favorite fun commanders are Mayael the Anima for big guys, Yisan, the Wanderer Bard for a fun mono-green (I like elves), or Kenrith, the Returned King with Zirda, the Dawnwaker as companion and cards with cycling. Here are a few budget decks I've put together with them, although I have dozens and dozens of others on my profile you can look at.

Mayael the Anima Stompy EDH $35 Budget

Yisan's Elvish Sing-Along - $100 budget EDH Not as budget, but definitely could be built more that way

Kenrith Returns with Zirda by His Side *Got this idea from Commander's Quarters and ran with it.

JCTenor10 on The Code Meister

9 months ago

Great Deck! I've been looking for a good non-gimmicky Codie deck that isn't all Hypergenesis or Living End . Have you considered Jeskai Ascendancy ? It has wonderful synergy with Codie and can infinite really easily. Also it let's you filter out permanents that accumulate in your hand when you have no way to flicker him which also helps your storm count.

Also, because you run with the realistic expectation that you will need to play some permanents to win, what's your opinion on the spells that cheat things in like Show and Tell and Tooth and Nail or Yisan, the Wanderer Bard