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Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
Flying Whenever Appa enters or attacks, choose one — • Target creature you control gains flying until end of turn. • Airbend another target nonland permanent you control. (Exile it. While it's exiled, its owner may cast it for {2} rather than its mana cost.)
4 / 4
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“Airbend your way to victory with a flying cost-reduction engine.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Blink, Artifacts
Strategy
Appa, Loyal Sky Bison is a flying 4/4 that turns your permanents into repeatable value engines through the airbend mechanic—letting you cast exiled cards for just {2} instead of their full cost. Your gameplan is to build a deck full of high-impact permanents (especially creatures and artifacts) that generate value when cast cheaply or repeatedly. You're essentially turning Appa into a cost-reduction engine while giving your team evasion as a bonus.
Every attack or entry with Appa triggers his ability, letting you airbend a permanent and then recast it for {2}. This is bonkers with ETB effects (enter-the-battlefield triggers), artifacts that do things when cast, and any card that rewards you for playing spells. The deck wants to untap with Appa, keep attacking, and flood the board with cheap replays of your best permanents. You'll win through a mix of flying beats and overwhelming board presence powered by your discounted spells.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey planeswalkers and use cheaper ETB creatures like Swordbeak Giant and Mulldrifter instead; basic mana rocks like Wayfarer's Bauble and Marble Diamond replace expensive talismans.
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