Ambassador Laquatus
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
: Target player mills three cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Torment
- Price
- $0.74
- EDHREC rank
- #18193
Ambassador Laquatus turns any amount of mana into a mill engine — pay three, target loses three cards, repeat until they're out or you're tapped out. The catch is that activation cost compounds fast, and against a 99-card Commander deck you need either infinite mana or a loop like Underworld Breach to close the game before you run dry.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ambassador Laquatus is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play. In competitive 60-card formats like Legacy and Vintage, three mana to mill three cards is far too inefficient against a 60-card library when dedicated mill spells like Tasha's Hideous Laughter or Maddening Cacophony exist. Commander is where Ambassador Laquatus earns its slot: infinite mana combos are abundant in blue, the 99-card library turns its repeated activations into a legitimate win condition, and it doubles as a commander option for players who want mill at the command zone. In Oathbreaker it's technically playable but faces the same efficiency ceiling as other formats — the 60-card library keeps the math uncomfortable without an infinite mana outlet.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



Underworld BreachLion's Eye DiamondAmbassador Laquatus
Infinite self-mill
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Underworld BreachBrightstone RitualAmbassador Laquatus
Infinite self-mill
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Current price
$0.74 bulk tier
At $0.74, Ambassador Laquatus sits firmly in bulk territory — this is a pickup-from-a-bulk-bin card, not a singles order. The price is stable and unlikely to move much; its narrow mill identity and commander-only relevance keep demand low enough that supply will always outpace it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.
