"Anti-flying" cards are those that specifically deal with flying creatures through various tactics like dealing damage/destroying creatures with flying, removal of flying ability or punishing the opponent for having flying creatures. Green is the best "anti-flying" color. The following list excludes the cards that are related to reach (which is also a prominent "anti-flying" ability).
Deal damage to flying creatures[ | ]
Creatures
- Aerie Ouphes
- Arashi, the Sky Asunder
- Burning Palm Efreet (also removes flying ability)
- Centaur Archer
- Chainweb Aracnir
- Cloudthresher
- Daybreak Ranger
- Deadshot Minotaur
- Femeref Archers
- Goblin Skycutter (also removes flying ability)
- Grapeshot Catapult
- Harbinger of the Hunt
- Ifh-Bíff Efreet
- Jagged-Scar Archers
- Kraul Harpooner
- Lys Alana Bowmaster
- Matsu-Tribe Sniper
- Rockcaster Platoon
- Scattershot Archer
- Scourge of Kher Ridges (partial effect)
- Sharpshooter Elf
- Silklash Spider
- Skyway Sniper
- Spitting Spider
- Squallmonger
- Tajuru Archer
- Thundermaw Hellkite (also taps)
- Tornado Elemental
- Trophy Hunter (also gains +1/+1 counter when destroying flying creatures)
- Venomspout Brackus
- Viridian Scout
Sorceries
- Canopy Surge
- Clan Defiance
- Claws of Wirewood
- Corrosive Gale
- Firespout (partial effect)
- Gale Force
- Hurly-Burly (partial effect)
- Hurricane
- Needle Storm
- Nylea's Intervention
- Reckless Air Strike
- Skyreaping
- Squall
- Take Down
- Tropical Storm (partial effect)
- Tumble
- Winter Blast (partial effect)
Instants
- Aerial Volley
- Branching Bolt
- Choose Your Weapon
- Collision
- Fell the Pheasant
- Flourishing Strike
- Gruul Charm (partial effect)
- Heaven
- Howling Gale
- Leaf Arrow
- Nylea's Intervention
- Pierce The Sky
- Sagittar's Volley
- Shredded Sails
- Shredding Winds
- Squall Line
- Stinging Shot (with psueodo-wither)
- Tangletrap
- Tears of Valakut
- Thunderbolt (partial effect)
- Vertigo (also removes flying ability)
- Windstorm
- Wing Puncture
Enchantments
Artifacts
Destroy flying creatures[ | ]
Creatures
- Arbor Colossus (monstrosity trigger)
- Bamboo Grove Archer (if channeled)
- Elvish Skysweeper
- Hammerheim Deadeye
- Oran-Rief Recluse (if kicked)
- Skyshooter
- Stingerfling Spider
- Sunscape Battlemage (if kicked, partial effect)
- Whiptongue Hydra
Sorceries
- An Incident Has Occurred
- Shoot Down
- Wallop (blue or black creature with flying)
- Whirlwind
- Wing Snare
Instants
- Aerial Predation
- Atraxa's Fall
- Broken Wings
- Carnivorous Canopy
- Clip Wings (edict variation)
- Crushing Canopy
- Crushing Vines
- Eaten by Spiders
- Forced Landing (tuck variation)
- Gloomwidow's Feast
- Pinion Feast
- Pistus Strike (also gets a poison counter)
- Plummet
- Predator, Flagship
- Return To The Earth
- Run Afoul (edict variation)
- Sagittar's Volley
- Shower of Arrows
- Slingbow Trap
- Thornado
- Web Shot
Planeswalkers
Tap or Prevent untapping of flying creatures[ | ]
Creatures
- Air Servant
- Storm Elemental (partial effect)
- Whip Vine
Enchantments
- Blizzard
- Energy Storm (partial effect)
- Storm Front
Prevent damage dealt by flying creatures[ | ]
Prevent combat options of flying creatures[ | ]
Creatures
- Ezuri's Archers (increase power when blocking flying creatures)
- Frostweb Spider (grows after blocking fliers)
- Gnat Alley Creeper
- Greater Stone Spirit
- A-High-Rise Sawjack (increases power when blocking flying creatures)
- High-Rise Sawjack (increases power when blocking flying creatures)
- Netcaster Spider (increases power when blocking flying creatures)
- Snarespinner (increases power when blocking flying creatures)
- Stone Spirit
- Talruum Piper ("luring" of flying creatures)
- Woolly Spider (increases toughness when blocking flying creatures)
Enchantments
- Bower Passage
- Chaosphere (also gives creatures without flying reach)
- Dense Canopy
- Dust Corona
- Katabatic Winds (can't attack, block and use activated abilities)
- Sandwurm Convergence (can't attack)
Artifacts
Removal of flying ability[ | ]
Creatures
- Adarkar Windform
- Kinscaer Harpoonist
- Radjan Spirit
- Thundercloud Elemental (partial effect)
- Walking Sponge (partial effect)
Instants
- Canopy Claws
- Crash Landing (also deals damage)
- Emerald Charm (partial effect)
- Invert the Skies (partial effect)
- Vertigo (also deals damage)
- Whiteout
- Wind Shear (also deals damage)
Enchantments
- Downdraft (also deals damage if sacrificed)
- Earthbind (also deals damage)
- Gravity Sphere
- Gravity Well
- Grounded
- Mammoth Harness
- Mystic Decree (partial effect)
Power reduction or 'Weakening' of flying creatures[ | ]
Beneficiary from or Punishment for having flying creatures[ | ]
- Groundling Pouncer (benefits if an opponent controls flying creature)
- Skyscythe Engulfer (can't be blocked by flying creatures)
- Soulcatcher (benefits when a flying creature dies)
- Wing Storm (punishing by dealing double damage)