Halimar Wavewatch
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
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LEVEL 1-4
0/6
LEVEL 5+
6/6
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22438
Halimar Wavewatch is a 2/4 defender that becomes an 8/8 islandwalker once you've cast six or more spells in a single turn — a payoff that demands a dedicated spell-storm shell to land consistently. The setup cost is steep enough that it belongs only in decks built to hit that threshold, not as a generic blue threat.
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 |
Halimar Wavewatch sees essentially no play in competitive formats — Legacy, Modern, and Vintage all offer far stronger payoffs for spell-heavy strategies, and islandwalk is irrelevant in most metas. In Commander, it fits narrowly into high-volume spellslinger decks that regularly chain six or more instants and sorceries in a turn, such as those helmed by Mizzix of the Izmagnus or Zada, Hedron Grinder variants. Pauper is its most plausible home given the card's common printing, but even there the defender clause and the six-spell threshold make it a fringe roleplayer at best.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Halimar Wavewatch is deep bulk — the kind of card you find in a common box without looking. There's no price pressure from any competitive format, so it will stay at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.