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{1}{W}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

LRWLorwyn#22common

Though the currents of the Lanes shift every year, the merrow never lose track of where they are or where they are going.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 3 per booster–1 in 1044
Illustrator
Dan Murayama Scott
Found in
Lorwyn Theme Deck Merrow Riverways · Lorwyn MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings1Combos44EDHREC rank#18,611
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a Merfolk you control becomes tapped, you may gain 1 life.
1/1
Plays as:
Lifegain Source
Market · per finishspark updated 31m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+3.8%
$0.27
$0.09 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Foil-7.3%
$2.79
$1.00 low$0.25 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 1, 2007
  • 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.

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