MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #18a

High Tide

fem·#18a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Drew Tucker

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wishlisted

Nov 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$1.89+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.92 · low $0.84

NM$0.89

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.82–$0.94modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.49low $0.10range 1390.0%n 263

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #811 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$0.89

Gameplay

Instant

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.

"When the very tides turn against you, it's time to consider retirement." —General Khurzog

Legalities

tlrbanned

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 2

2022-12-08wotc

The effect applies even if the Island in question entered the battlefield after High Tide resolved.

2022-12-08wotc

The delayed triggered ability refers to any land with the land type Island, not just those named Island.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.89. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.10 and $1.49 across 263 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from FEM — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #18a of *Fallen Empires*, the set that shipped alongside the November 1994 Fallen Empires release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. Banned in Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #811 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Drew Tucker. Rarix catalogs 258 other cards credited to this artist.