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, punishing 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</c>

• Goblin Skycutter</c> (also removes flying ability)

• Grapeshot Catapult</c>

• Harbinger of the Hunt</c>

• Ifh-Bíff Efreet</c>

• Jagged-Scar Archers</c>

• Kraul Harpooner</c>

• Lys Alana Bowmaster</c>

• Matsu-Tribe Sniper</c>

• Rockcaster Platoon</c>

• Scattershot Archer</c>

• Scourge of Kher Ridges</c> (partial effect)

• Silklash Spider</c>

• Skyway Sniper</c>

• Smog Elemental</c>

• Spitting Spider</c>

• <c>Squallmonger</c>

• <c>Tajuru Archer</c>

• <c>Thundermaw Hellkite</c> (also taps)

• <c>Tornado Elemental</c>

• <c>Trophy Hunter</c> (also gains +1/+1 counter when destroying flying creatures)

• <c>Venomspout Brackus</c>

• <c>Viridian Scout</c>

Sorceries
 * <c>Canopy Surge</c>
 * <c>Clan Defiance</c>
 * <c>Claws of Wirewood</c>
 * <c>Corrosive Gale</c>
 * <c>Firespout</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Gale Force</c>
 * <c>Hurly-Burly</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Hurricane</c>
 * <c>Needle Storm</c>
 * <c>Reckless Air Strike</c>
 * <c>Skyreaping</c>
 * <c>Squall</c>
 * <c>Take Down</c>
 * <c>Tropical Storm</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Tumble (Rough/Tumble)</c>
 * <c>Winter Blast</c> (partial effect)

Instants
 * <c>Aerial Volley</c>
 * <c>Collision//Colossus</c>
 * <c>Fell the Pheasant</c>
 * <c>Gruul Charm</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Heaven//Earth</c>
 * <c>Howling Gale</c>
 * <c>Leaf Arrow</c>
 * <c>Nylea's Intervention</c>
 * <c>Pierce The Sky</c>
 * <c>Sagittar's Volley</c>
 * <c>Shredded Sails</c>
 * <c>Shredding Winds</c>
 * <c>Squall Line</c>
 * <c>Stinging Shot</c> (with psueodo-wither)
 * <c>Tears of Valakut</c>
 * <c>Thunderbolt</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Windstorm</c>
 * <c>Wing Puncture</c>

Enchantments
 * <c>Dizzying Gaze</c>
 * <c>Raking Canopy</c>

Artifacts
 * <c>Bow of Nylea</c>
 * <c>Geistcatcher's Rig</c>
 * <c>Unerring Sling</c>
 * <c>Whirling Catapult</c>

Destroy flying creatures
Creatures Sorceries Instants
 * <c>Arbor Colossus</c> (monstrosity trigger)
 * <c>Elvish Skysweeper</c>
 * <c>Hammerheim Deadeye</c>
 * <c>Oran-Rief Recluse</c> (if kicked)
 * <c>Skyshooter</c>
 * <c>Stingerfling Spider</c>
 * <c>Sunscape Battlemage</c> (if kicked, partial effect)
 * <c>Wallop</c> (blue or black creature with flying)
 * <c>Whirlwind</c>
 * <c>Wing Snare</c>
 * <c>Aerial Predation</c>
 * <c>Broken Wings</c>
 * <c>Clip Wings</c> (edict variation)
 * <c>Crushing Canopy</c>
 * <c>Crushing Vines</c>
 * <c>Eaten by Spiders</c>
 * <c>Forced Landing</c> (tuck variation)
 * <c>Gloomwidow's Feast</c>
 * <c>Pinion Feast</c>
 * <c>Pistus Strike</c> (also gets a poison counter)
 * <c>Plummet</c>
 * <c>Return To The Earth</c>
 * <c>Run Afoul</c> (edict variation)
 * <c>Sagittar's Volley</c>
 * <c>Slingbow Trap</c>
 * <c>Thornado</c>
 * <c>Vivien Reid</c>
 * <c>Whiptongue Hydra</c>


 * <c>Predator, Flagship</c>

Tap or Prevent untapping of flying creatures
Creatures Enchantments
 * <c>Air Servant</c>
 * <c>Storm Elemental</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Whip Vine</c>
 * <c>Blizzard</c>
 * <c>Energy Storm</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Storm Front</c>

Prevent damage dealt by flying creatures

 * <c>Scarecrow</c>
 * <c>Songstitcher</c>

Prevent combat options of flying creatures
Creatures Enchantments Artifacts
 * <c>Gnat Alley Creeper</c>
 * <c>Greater Stone Spirit</c>
 * <c>Stone Spirit</c>
 * <c>Talruum Piper</c> ("luring" of flying creatures)
 * <c>Bower Passage</c>
 * <c>Chaosphere</c> (also creatures without flying have reach)
 * <c>Dense Canopy</c>
 * <c>Dust Corona</c>
 * <c>Katabatic Winds</c> (can't attack, block and use activated abilities)
 * <c>Sandwurm Convergence</c> (can't attack)
 * <c>Skyblinder Staff</c>

Removal of flying ability
Creatures Instants Enchantments
 * <c>Adarkar Windform</c>
 * <c>Kinscaer Harpoonist</c>
 * <c>Radjan Spirit</c>
 * <c>Thundercloud Elemental</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Walking Sponge</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Canopy Claws</c>
 * <c>Crash Landing</c> (also deals damage)
 * <c>Emerald Charm</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Invert the Skies</c> (partial effect)
 * <c>Vertigo</c> (also deals damage)
 * <c>Whiteout</c>
 * <c>Wind Shear</c> (also deals damage)
 * <c>Downdraft</c> (also deals damage if sacrificed)
 * <c>Earthbind</c> (also deals damage)
 * <c>Gravity Sphere</c>
 * <c>Gravity Well</c>
 * <c>Grounded</c>
 * <c>Mammoth Harness</c>
 * <c>Mystic Decree</c> (partial effect)

Power reduction or 'Weakening' of flying creatures

 * <c>Crosswinds</c>
 * <c>Island of Wak-Wak</c>
 * <c>Skyshroud Archer</c>
 * <c>Smog Elemental</c>

Beneficiary from or Punishment for having flying creatures

 * <c>Groundling Pouncer</c> (benefits if an opponent controls flying creature)
 * <c>Soulcatcher</c> (benefits when a flying creature dies)
 * <c>Wing Storm</c> (punishing by dealing double damage)