Kellan, the Kid — Skybound Schemer Kellan, the Kid reads like a toolbox for midrange decks that like to play outside the rules a little. As a Legendary Creature with flying and lifelink, Kellan can trade favorably in the air while patching up your life total. His replacement for conventional casting rewards you for deploying spells from unusual places and funnels that advantage into immediate board presence or a land drop.
In play, Kellan encourages a compact package of permanents in hand and ways to cast or cheat spells from graveyard and exile. The ability to cast a permanent from hand for free is conditional but potent. Expect lines that leverage flashback, escape, or suspend to trigger Kellan and convert tempo into a resolved threat or a land to stabilize mana. This card fits commanders and constructed lists that seek midgame inevitability without relying on big casting windows.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {B}{G}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Creature
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Subtypes – Human Faerie Rogue
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying, lifelink
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don’t, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. -
Power / Toughness – 3/3
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Rarity – Mythic
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Set – Outlaws of Thunder Junction
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Language – English
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Condition – Light Play