---
name: "Koya, Death from Above"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Bird"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "TMT"
set_name: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Irina Nordsol"
oracle_id: "e7cd87d4-028c-49d9-9416-69f57e7dfec5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/koya-death-from-above-tmt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Koya, Death from Above
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Mutant Ninja Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When Koya enters, exile up to one other target creature. At the beginning of the next end step, you may pay {3}{B}. If you don't, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

> *« Bonjour, chère proie. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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6. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMT) #11
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Irina Nordsol
- **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: `legal`