Island of Wak-Wak
Land
: Target creature with flying has base power 0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Price
- $235.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22018
Island of Wak-Wak sets any creature's power to 0 until end of turn for just one mana, making it one of the most efficient flying blockers and combat disruptors available on a land. The catch is it taps to activate, costs colorless, and occupies a land slot — a real price for a non-zero effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Island of Wak-Wak is a repeatable combat trick stapled to a land, which means it never costs a real card slot — that's where its value lives. Blue control and flier-centric decks get the most mileage, neutralizing commanders and large evasive threats turn after turn without touching their spell count. In Legacy and Vintage, the effect is too slow and too narrow; those formats end games before combat math on a single creature matters enough to justify a colorless land with no other function. Oathbreaker shares Commander's multiplayer texture, so the same logic applies — it's playable in the right shell but still a niche pick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Maze of Ith is the closest analogue at a fraction of the power ceiling — it untaps a creature and prevents all combat damage, which often achieves the same "stop the biggest attacker" goal for under $5. If you specifically want power-reduction rather than combat damage prevention, Magnetic Web and similar effects exist but don't land on a land, so they cost an actual card slot that Island of Wak-Wak avoids.
Price Context
Current price
$235.12 premium tier
At $235.12, Island of Wak-Wak sits in the premium tier driven almost entirely by its age and scarcity as an older printing rather than raw power level. The effect is genuinely useful but not format-warping, so the price reflects collectibility more than competitive demand — don't expect it to appreciate as a staple.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.