Floodbringer
Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Tap target land.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #18479
Floodbringer taps down a land on each upkeep — a repeatable soft lock that compounds fast in multiplayer. The cost is a 1/1 body for two mana that does nothing the turn it enters, so it earns its slot only in decks that can protect it or abuse the tap trigger.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Floodbringer is most disruptive at three or four-player tables where it can rotate targets and strand mana-hungry opponents every turn. In Pauper it sees fringe play in tempo and control shells that want cheap, persistent disruption at common rarity. Legacy and Vintage have too many fast mana sources and broken lines for a one-land tap to matter, and neither format has given Floodbringer a real foothold. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict — viable in tap-heavy or stax builds, ignored everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Floodbringer is deep bulk — easy to acquire and easy to cut without remorse. The price is stable because demand is narrow; it won't spike unless a dedicated stax commander emerges to put it on the map.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.