---
name: "Welkin Tern"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bird"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Austin Hsu"
oracle_id: "010c660a-a67b-48f0-a63a-15470eb89f69"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/welkin-tern-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Welkin Tern
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
This creature can block only creatures with flying.

> *«Небесные эдры покрыты гнездами крачек. Кажется, что птицы совсем отказались от земли». — Илори, мерфолкская сокольничая*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #76
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Austin Hsu
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

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