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Quicksilver Wall

Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
{4}: Return this creature to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Prophecy
Price
$0.20
EDHREC rank
#26379
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Quicksilver Wall card art
Quicksilver Wall is a 0/6 defender for 3U that pays its own activation cost — tapping for one blue mana — which makes it a self-sustaining blocker with a built-in mana rock upside. The reason it sees any play at all is Selvala, Heart of the Wilds: a 0 power creature draws nothing off Selvala, but six toughness is the number that matters when you're tapping Selvala for mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Quicksilver Wall is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and realistically only sees play in Commander. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 0/6 defender that taps for one blue; the formats move too fast and the ceiling too low. In Commander, it occupies a narrow niche: Arcades, the Strategist and Doran, the Siege Tower shells that want high-toughness creatures and can actually use the blue mana it generates. Outside of defender-matters commanders, Quicksilver Wall asks too much for too little.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.20 bulk tier

At $0.20, Quicksilver Wall is deep bulk — pick it out of a dollar bin rather than buying a single copy online where shipping exceeds the card's value. It's unlikely to appreciate given its narrow application, so treat it as a free inclusion if you already own one, not a card worth hunting down.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.