Soul of the Rapids
Creature — Elemental
Flying
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #27423
Soul of the Rapids is a 3/2 flash flier with hexproof for three mana — a decent body that dodges targeted removal on your opponents' turns. The rate is fair but unremarkable; you're running it because the combination of flash, evasion, and hexproof has specific synergy value, not because the stat line demands inclusion.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Soul of the Rapids earns a slot in Rayami, First of the Fallen shells that want to bank hexproof or flying keywords, and in Simic or Azorius tempo builds that reward flash creatures entering at instant speed. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive relevance — hexproof fliers at common are scarce, and a three-mana 3/2 that dodges Snap and Echoing Decay is genuinely hard to answer in that format. In Modern and Pioneer it's outclassed by the density of stronger hexproof threats at the same cost, and Legacy and Vintage simply don't have room for a vanilla-adjacent three-drop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Soul of the Rapids is deep bulk — pick it up in any common binder without a second thought. Bulk commons at this price point don't appreciate; buy it because you need it, not because you expect the market to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.