Flying Crane Technique
Flying Crane Technique: Instant, Khans of Tarkir. Untap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{R}{W}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White, blue and red (WUR)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir (KTK)
- Released
- 2014-09-26
- Collector number
- 176
- Artist
- Jack Wang
- Commander rank
- 14,928 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Flying Crane Technique
Flying Crane Technique is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white, blue and red instant from Khans of Tarkir (KTK), an expansion set released in September 2014. It is collector number 176 in that set, with art by Jack Wang. It costs {3}{U}{R}{W} (three generic, one white, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is white, blue and red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Untap all creatures you control. They gain flying and double strike until end of turn.
There are many Jeskai styles: Riverwalk imitates flowing water, Dragonfist the ancient hellkites, and Flying Crane the wild aven of the high peaks.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Flying Crane Technique by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Flying Crane Technique
Flying Crane Technique has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Khans of Tarkir Promos (PKTK) #176s | Rare | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Flying Crane Technique.
- Only creatures you control as Flying Crane Technique resolves will gain flying and double strike. Creatures that come under your control later in the turn will not.
In these card lists
These card lists include Flying Crane Technique.