Appa, Loyal Sky Bison
Flying Whenever Appa enters or attacks, choose one — • Target creature you control gains flying until end of turn. • Airbend another target nonland permanent you control. (Exile it. While it's exiled, its owner may cast it for {2} rather than its mana cost.)
How Appa decks play in EDH
Appa, Loyal Sky Bison is a mono-white commander costing 4WW, and its legendary creature - bison ally line shapes the whole deck around it. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Appa, Loyal Sky Bison decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $24.07Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Appa, Loyal Sky Bison decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Appa, Loyal Sky Bison deck?
Appa, Loyal Sky Bison has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Appa, Loyal Sky Bison?
The cards played most often in Appa, Loyal Sky Bison decks include Rescue Girl, First Responder, Flickering Hound, Belladonna Took. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Appa, Loyal Sky Bison deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $24.07 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Appa, Loyal Sky Bison deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.