Flying Men
Creature — Human
Flying
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- special
- Set
- Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Price
- $1.23
- EDHREC rank
- #23353
Flying Men is a 1/1 flyer for one blue mana — the whole pitch is early evasion at zero opportunity cost. It's not a threat; it's a clock-extender and a cheap body that blanks ground defenses, and that's all it needs to be.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Flying Men is a Legacy and Vintage curiosity at this point — blue one-drops compete against Delver of Secrets and Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, and a 1/1 with no text loses that fight badly. Pauper is the format where Flying Men is most plausible, slotting into tempo shells that need a cheap evasive body to carry Auras or close out a race. In Commander, Flying Men is almost never correct — a 1/1 that doesn't generate value or synergize with a specific theme is invisible at a four-player table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.23 cheap tier
At $1.23, Flying Men sits in cheap territory, though that price reflects collector demand for an old card more than competitive utility. Don't expect the price to move on gameplay merit.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.