Vivid Flying Fish
Creature — Fish Lizard
This creature has flying as long as it's attacking. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Global Series Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #26223
Vivid Flying Fish is a bulk common that cycles for one mana while leaving behind a 1/1 flyer — minimal board impact, minimal cost. It sees fringe play only in decks that specifically reward cycling or fish tribal, and even there it's rarely a first pick.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Vivid Flying Fish is a role-player at best, fitting narrow cycling-matters builds under commanders like Zer0 or Anikthea, Hand of Erebos that care about recurring value from the graveyard. In Pauper, cycling commons see more serious evaluation, but Vivid Flying Fish doesn't generate enough immediate card or board presence to compete with stronger cycling options in that format. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card simply doesn't meet the power threshold. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in viability: legal, occasionally useful in a dedicated cycling shell, otherwise a cut.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Vivid Flying Fish sits firmly in bulk territory and isn't likely to climb without a reprint or a format-defining cycling synergy emerging around it. Acquire it for pennies if a cycling deck calls for it, but don't expect the price to move.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.