Kopala, Warden of Waves
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
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"I know these waters better than you know yourselves."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 2089
- Illustrator
- Magali Villeneuve
- Found in
- Ixalan MTGO Redemption · Ixalan MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost 
more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost more to activate.
2/2 more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost more to activate.Plays as:
Hate Bear
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Rulings
4 · latest Sep 29, 2017
- WotCSep 29, 2017
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]."
- WotCSep 29, 2017
Kopala's abilities won't affect triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") that target a Merfolk you control.
- WotCSep 29, 2017
Spells and abilities that target more than one Merfolk you control cost only
more to cast or activate. - WotCSep 29, 2017
To determine the total cost of an opponent's spell that targets a Merfolk you control, start with the mana cost or alternative cost that player is paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.