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Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

First printed in Magic 2015 (2014)

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Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Bard

2 genericGreen, tap, 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

2/3

Illustrated by
Chase Stone

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • 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.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Commander In 86 of 5718 decks (1.5%), most in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Share of decks
1.4%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 1.1% 2026-08-24: 0.9% 2026-08-31: 0.9% 2026-09-07: 1.7% 2026-09-14: 1.0% 2026-09-21: 1.2% 2026-09-28: 1.5% 2026-10-05: 1.6% 2026-10-12: 1.2% 2026-10-19: 1.6% 2026-10-26: 1.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
93
93 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
40%
27 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.2% 0%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma 1.9% 2%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu 0.8% 87%
Brigid, Clachan's Heart 0.6% 34%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician 0.6% 3%
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard 0.3% 100%
Captain Sisay 0.1% 80%
Yeva, Nature's Herald 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Green Sun's Zenith99%3.8
Chord of Calling99%3.1
Delighted Halfling99%3.0
Gaea's Cradle99%2.7
Birds of Paradise99%2.2
Boseiju, Who Endures99%2.2
Quirion Ranger98%33.3
Llanowar Elves98%5.3
Badgermole Cub98%3.9
Crop Rotation98%2.9

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Zeke Maxwell [Monolith] in The Haunted Badlands
4-1
80%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Luna Boland [NAUS] in [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Third
3-2
60%
Captain Sisay
Fabian Meyer-Benz in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik
3-2
60%
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
ZINVANZAN in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede La Serena
3-2
60%
Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
Craig Howard in Spells and Scares CEDH Tournament
4-3
57%
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Sean Jellesmark in Sharkcon 2
3-3
50%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Nate bolin in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W4
2-3
40%
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Nick Boyle in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K
2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Nate bolin,
1 main #9
of 29
2-3
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Casey "Neomi" Nakamura ¯\_(ツ)_/¯,
1 main #28
of 29
0-3
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Ian Koplin,
1 main #16
of 74
2-4
Captain Sisay
Jonas Williams,
1 main #19
of 32
0-2
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Styrofoam,
1 main #8 (top 8)
of 105
2-1
Captain Sisay
Michael Krisle,
1 main #33
of 65
0-4
Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Markus [INTIM],
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 54
2-2
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Felix Söhngen,
1 main #49
of 54
0-4