MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #18b

High Tide

fem·#18b·common·nonfoil

Illus. Anson Maddocks

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$1.03+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.07 · low $0.97

NM$1.03

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.95–$1.09modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.20low $1.00range 20.0%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #811 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$1.03

Gameplay

Instant

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

"May Svyelun and her tides favor you." —Traditional Merfolk blessing

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 $1.03. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.00 and $1.20 across 45 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 #18b 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 Anson Maddocks. Rarix catalogs 716 other cards credited to this artist.