Skyswimmer Koi is a common Creature — Fish from NEO (NEO) costing {3}{U}. Current price: $0.06 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Skyswimmer Koi
Creature — Fish
Card Text
Flying Whenever an artifact you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Once they swam alone among the clouds, but now the people of Kamigawa have built high enough to reach them.
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Skyswimmer Koi is a Creature — Fish card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Flying Whenever an artifact you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card."
Skyswimmer Koi has a mana cost of {3}{U}, which equals 4.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Skyswimmer Koi's mana cost of {3}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Skyswimmer Koi has a mana value of 4.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Skyswimmer Koi's current oracle text is: "Flying Whenever an artifact you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card."
The current market price for Skyswimmer Koi is approximately $0.06 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.07 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.1 EUR.
You can purchase Skyswimmer Koi from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Skyswimmer Koi normal: $0.06 | foil: $0.07
Format legality information for Skyswimmer Koi in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Skyswimmer Koi is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Skyswimmer Koi is from NEO (NEO), with collector number 79.
Skyswimmer Koi may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Skyswimmer Koi is a common card in NEO.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Skyswimmer Koi was illustrated by Donato Giancola.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Skyswimmer Koi is a 3/3 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (3) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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