Flying Crane Technique
Instant
Untap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RUW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #14482
Flying Crane Technique puts every creature you control into the air with double strike for a turn — at six mana, that's a lethal swing out of nowhere in any wide board state. Commanders like Kitsa, Otterball Elite that go wide fast and The Archimandrite that flood the board with multicolored creatures both exploit this as a one-card kill.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Archimandrite
The Archimandrite rewards running a dense multicolored roster, which means the board is already packed when Flying Crane Technique resolves — six mana for a game-ending alpha strike is exactly the payoff that engine is building toward.
Narset, Enlightened Exile
Narset, Enlightened Exile casts noncreature spells from exile for free when she attacks, which means Flying Crane Technique can land at zero additional mana cost and immediately give her double strike on the same swing — a self-contained two-card kill condition.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Flying Crane Technique actually belongs — the format's wide boards and single decisive swing mentality suit a six-mana sorcery that closes games rather than advances them incrementally. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, six mana at sorcery speed for a one-turn buff is too slow against interaction-dense fields, and the payoff requires a board presence those formats punish before you get there. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's go-wide tendencies to make it occasionally playable, but the smaller starting life total means opponents may already be dead before you need it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kitsa, Otterball EliteFlying Crane Technique
Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Elite ArcanistFlying Crane Technique
Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers
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Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Flying Crane Technique is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a trade binder without a second thought. It won't appreciate; the price reflects narrow playability outside Commander and consistent availability from reprints.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.