---
name: "Xho Cai, Flickering Talon"
mana_cost: "{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Bird Monk"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Flurry", "Vigilance", "Haste"]
set: "YTDM"
set_name: "Alchemy: Tarkir"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Jake Murray"
oracle_id: "0988d2cd-4e1d-47c6-b0db-0ff0335b12e6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/xho-cai-flickering-talon-ytdm"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Xho Cai, Flickering Talon
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Bird Monk
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Flurry, Vigilance, Haste

## Oracle Text
Flying, Vigilance, Haste
When Xho Cai enters, the next noncreature spell you cast costs {1} less to cast.
Flurry — Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, exile up to one target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wingblade Disciple](/printing/wingblade-disciple-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Monk
2. [Shiko and Narset, Unified](/printing/shiko-and-narset-unified-tdc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Spirit Dragon
3. [Cori Mountain Stalwart](/printing/cori-mountain-stalwart-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Monk
4. [Poised Practitioner](/printing/poised-practitioner-tdm.md) — Creature — Human Monk
5. [Dragonblood Twins](/printing/dragonblood-twins-ytdm.md) — Creature — Human Monk
6. [Gwaihir the Windlord](/printing/gwaihir-the-windlord-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Bird Noble

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Tarkir (YTDM) #28
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Jake Murray

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