---
name: "Appa, Loyal Sky Bison"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Bison Ally"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Airbend"]
set: "TLA"
set_name: "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tomoyo Asatani"
oracle_id: "c6e28cf0-81c7-4f52-a29b-988cc6fd31ee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/appa-loyal-sky-bison-tla"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Airbend

## Oracle Text
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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Appa, Aang's Companion](/printing/appa-aangs-companion-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
2. [Appa, Steadfast Guardian](/printing/appa-steadfast-guardian-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
3. [Appa, the Vigilant](/printing/appa-the-vigilant-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Bison Ally
4. [Aang, the Last Airbender](/printing/aang-the-last-airbender-tla.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally
5. [Monk Gyatso](/printing/monk-gyatso-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Monk
6. [Aang, Airbending Master](/printing/aang-airbending-master-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Avatar Ally

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA) #9
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tomoyo Asatani
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`