Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
Legendary Planeswalker — Yanling
+2: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gets -2/-0 and loses flying.
−3: Create a 4/4 blue Elemental Bird creature token with flying.
−8: You get an emblem with "Islands you control have '
: Draw a card.'"
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.61
- EDHREC rank
- #13020
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer enters and immediately creates a 4/4 flying token — that's two bodies and a planeswalker loyalty for three mana, which is a real rate. The cost is the ultimate: seven loyalty on a three-mana walker is a long climb, and Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus is the only realistic fast lane to get there.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus doubles proliferate triggers, which means every proliferate spell advances Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer toward her ultimate twice as fast — the loyalty gap from three to seven becomes manageable instead of theoretical.
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 |
In Commander, Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer fills a specific niche: three-mana blue planeswalkers that produce immediate board presence are rare, and the 4/4 flying token is a meaningful threat in the early game. Proliferate strategies, particularly Tekuthal builds, get the most mileage out of her because the ultimate — drawing two cards every upkeep — is genuinely game-warping if it resolves. Outside Commander, she's legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, and Pioneer, but those formats don't have the time or patience for a seven-loyalty payoff on a walker who doesn't interact with the board beyond producing a single token. She's a Commander card wearing constructed-legal clothes.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.61 bulk tier
At $0.61, Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer is deep bulk — the price reflects her limited constructed demand and modest Commander inclusion rate. That price is stable; there's no catalyst to push her higher unless a new proliferate commander breaks out and pulls her along.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.