Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

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

Combos

• Intruder Alarm + Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

xraider on The Kitty Cat Who Loves Eating His Foodies

6 months ago

I see you're playing Birthing Pod. It's important to have a solid mana curve for your creatures. Currently, you only have one two-cost creature, which could cause some issues. You might want to consider adding a few more two-drops. Some suggestions include Marionette Apprentice, Blood Artist, Feasting Hobbit , or Wight of the Reliquary. To stay consistent, Yisan, the Wanderer Bard could also be a good addition.

I would also recommend tweaking your removal package. You could replace or supplement Decree of Pain with Damnation and/or Toxic Deluge. For additional targeted removal, consider adding Beast Within , Assassin's Trophy, or Nature's Claim to lower the overall cost of your removal spells.

Since you'll be sacrificing a lot, Noxious Revival could be a great addition to your deck.

Darksteel Forge is another fun card to consider, especially in combination with Bane of Progress. If you go this route, you could also include Nevinyrral's Disk for even more synergy.

Good luck with building your deck!

Nunu312 on Alaskan Bull Wurm

8 months ago

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard is probably a trap. It might seem good to cast cards straight out of your deck, but it will take at least 4 turns after you play it for you to even be able to get things you might want out of your deck. Even if you were using it to get mana creatures, there are cheaper and faster ways to do that.

For card draw something like Garruk's Uprising might fit better with your theme?

Overall I feel like the deck runs a little inconsistent and could perhaps use some answers to things other players may do. Something like Krosan Grip / Archdruid's Charm / Nature's Claim to deal with enchantments/artifcats and Heroic Intervention to survive a board wipe might help? Similarly there are some card neutral solutions such as Kenrith's Transformation can help keep your momentum up.

austintayshus on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

The Storm King {2}{G}{R}{U}

Legendary Creature - Elemental Bird Wizard

Flying

Other creatures you control have haste.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you create a 1/2 blue bird creature token with Flying named Storm Crow for each instant or sorcery spell you have cast this turn.

4/5

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Seems like a more fair version of Storm.

Make a Birthing Pod or Yisan, the Wanderer Bard card that lets you skip cmc's

For example, if you sac a 3 cmc creature or have 3 verse counters, this card should be able to get a 5 or 6 cmc creature. Doesn't have to be that kind of jump in cmc specifically, but make it make sense for the card.

UltimateRoxas40 on The Harvesttide Festival [Human Primer]

1 year ago

capwner Thanks for taking a look! I've thought about running Captain Sisay, but I'm already running several tutors and Yisan, the Wanderer Bard, and while I do have some combo lines/synergies, I don't want the deck to be too formulaic.

I'm probably going to add in Teferi's Protection at some point, but I'm not sure what to take out. Any suggestions? So far Sigarda, Heron's Grace and weirdly enough Azusa, Lost but Seeking are potential cut options, as neither one has been impactful enough during my recent games.

GodzSoldier on staxy abzan stuff

1 year ago

I haven't played too many stax decks with these colors except for one. So I recommend Yisan, the Wanderer Bard. Not only can get around a lot of Nasty staxs like rule of law, but also makes your deck more reliable when it comes to trying to find the right piece for you match-up. It also will eventually lead you to Elesh norn :p. Second card I'd recommend is Gaddock Teeg. He essentially makes your creatures unkillable through board wipes. Obviously you have a few cards you can't then play.m, but I think the slight annoyance is worth it haha

RCD2023 on Lathiel, Who Blots Out the Sun

1 year ago

hello rakdosrunner!!

i really enjoyed the enforce that u had describing the deck and the mechanics.

i'm playing Lathiel for a long long time and i'm updating him a lot since then.

all the cards that u described i alredy test it, some of then still in the deck but mostly i had cut from the deck in order to be fastier and be more "Go for the troat" (my playgroup dont play easy haha).

firstly i wanna say the awesome cards that i wouldn't dare to touch that u metion before: Aetherflux Reservoir Authority of the Consuls Mangara, the Diplomat True Conviction Worldly Tutor Teferi's Protection Ozolith, the Shattered Spire Branching Evolution Light of Promise Well of Lost Dreams Scholar of New Horizons Tribute to the World Tree Esper Sentinel

it took me a long time to get this deck better and i still getting some frustations but if you like to consider, here some tips of cards to be implemented in order to have a better experience with it: ( mostly of this cards i proxed it because i dont wanna spend a lot of money and because i dont have a headache changing they every 2 months when wizards bring some new things )

starting with the nasty combos :

God Mode ( infinity mana + infinity draw :D ) : Argothian Elder or Priest of Titania + Quirion Ranger+ Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Beast Whisperer with Eternal Witness in the deck u can even cast your grave again

Lathiel Gatling Gun: Walking Ballista + Heliod, Sun-Crowned or Cleric Class

“Life moves pretty fast..” — Ferris Bueller’s Spike Feeder + Light of Promise

ramp : Marwyn, the Nurturer : counters will get him a good ramp Mirari's Wake : awesome ramp Land Tax: can save you in early game Burgeoning : get ahead Priest of Titania : every elf in the battlefield Exploration : get ahead again Arbor Elf : very good with Selesnya Sanctuary or some mana that u need Mana Reflection: awesome ramp Circle of Dreams Druid : gaeas crandle in creature Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx : why not ? proxy <3 Crop Rotation: get those good lands in battlefield Carpet of Flowers: very good against 2 or more people Smothering Tithe : just perfect

draw : Generous Patron: our green budget risky study, perfect in lathiel Guardian Project : good in general The Great Henge : we have big creatures so probably will cost onle 2 green mana Toski, Bearer of Secrets : unstapable, can't be countered and draw Archivist of Oghma: meh... sometimes good sometimes not, but its 2 mana

tutors: Finale of Devastation : go for the troat Enlightened Tutor: very good tutor in our deck Eladamri's Call : get those pieces that u need Fauna Shaman : get those pieces that u need Defense of the Heart: this is funny, but moste of times works haha Yisan, the Wanderer Bard : good in general Natural Order : to the battlefield! Primal Command : say goodbye to ur grave zombie players

utility: Akroma's Will: defense or end game Alhammarret's Archive : it's 5 mana, but double life gain and double draw Eternal Witness : u have awesome cretures that people wanna destroy so... also good piece of combo God Mode Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines : Hushbringer + Hardened Scales, but better Serra Ascendant: sooooo goood in this deck ... first piece to be tutored by yisan, the wanderer bard Angel of Destiny: go for the troat Ashaya, Soul of the Wild: combo, but also a big creature Overwhelming Stampede : go for the troat Walking Ballista: good in general andd combo Cleric Class: combo but also grave Spike Feeder : Snowball effect, one of the best synergy of lathiel, 'each turn' change counters for life/

Good interactions : Aura Shards , Force of Vigor 2 ducks 1 shot ,Farewell exile :) , Kenrith's Transformation (interaction with draw)

NV_1980 on

1 year ago

With this many creatures in your deck, each with a particular function, it's starting to look a bit like a toolbox. I'd recommend adding some tutors so that you can more easily find what you're looking for (please note: I recognize some of these might be outside your budget, but this post is also meant to help other people who would like to use your deck): Brutalizer Exarch, Captain Sisay, Corpse Connoisseur, Fauna Shaman, Fiend Artisan, Protean Hulk, Sidisi, Undead Vizier and Yisan, the Wanderer Bard.

SirHipHopHippo on Green etb pauper

2 years ago

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard as commander when not playing pauper.