---
name: "Yisan, the Wanderer Bard"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Bard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1196"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "7f4b0233-a2b0-41a2-8448-2df1f845148c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yisan-the-wanderer-bard-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Bard

## Oracle Text
{2}{G}, {T}, Put a verse counter on Yisan: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Captain Sisay](/printing/captain-sisay-inv.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Instrument of the Bards](/printing/instrument-of-the-bards-afr.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Yuna's Whistle](/printing/yunas-whistle-fic.md) — Instant
4. [Johnny, Combo Player](/printing/johnny-combo-player-und.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Gamer
5. [Sisay, Weatherlight Captain](/printing/sisay-weatherlight-captain-mh1.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Oriq Loremage](/printing/oriq-loremage-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1196
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2014-07-18)* If Yisan isn't on the battlefield when its ability resolves, use the number of verse counters on it when it left the battlefield to determine which creature cards may be put onto the battlefield. This number will include the counter you put on Yisan to activate the ability.