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◇ Catalog #27a

Tidal Flats

fem·#27a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Rob Alexander

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Nov 1994

32 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.35low $0.01range 3400.0%n 377

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,456 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Enchantment

{U}{U}: For each attacking creature without flying, its controller may pay {1}. If that player doesn't, creatures you control blocking that creature gain first strike until end of turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2004-10-04wotc

Can be used more than once in a turn. Each time, the opponent can pay to prevent giving first strike to a creature, but this payment only stops the current activation and not future activations of Tidal Flats.

2004-10-04wotc

First Strike is granted to your creatures currently blocking non-Flyers when this effect resolves.

2004-10-04wotc

The payment is made when the Tidal Flats effect resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.35 across 377 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 #27a of *Fallen Empires*, the set that shipped alongside the November 1994 Fallen Empires release.

Card type: Enchantment, 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, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,456 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Rob Alexander. Rarix catalogs 951 other cards credited to this artist.