Anti-flying

"**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*

* Dizzying Gaze
* Raking Canopy

*Artifacts*

* Bow of Nylea
* Geistcatcher's Rig
* Unerring Sling
* Whirling Catapult

## 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*
* Vivien Reid

## 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

* Scarecrow
* Songstitcher

## 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*

* Skyblinder Staff

## 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

* Crosswinds
* Island of Wak-Wak
* One-Eyed Scarecrow
* Skyshroud Archer
* Smog Elemental

## 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)