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Creature — Merfolk Wizard
LCCThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#174rare
They ride on waves of aether, washing out anything that might pollute the Merrow Lanes.
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- Warren Mahy
- Found in
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Deck Explorers of the Deep
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may pay 
. If you do, return target permanent to its owner's hand.
2/2. If you do, return target permanent to its owner's hand.Plays as: Bounce · Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 14h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-14.3%
$0.24
$0.01 low-$0.02 gap
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$0.24as of 2026-07-12
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H $0.31L $0.04since Feb 2024$0.01
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Cheapest playable copy$0.24· across 2 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 1, 2007 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 1, 2007
For the ability to trigger, the creature has to actually change from untapped to tapped. If an effect attempts to tap the creature, but it was already tapped at the time, this ability won't trigger.
- WotCOct 1, 2007
This is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn't allow you to tap the creature whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of tapping it, such as by attacking with the creature.