Tide Drifter
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Other colorless creatures you control get +0/+1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #20015
Tide Drifter gives every other colorless creature you control +0/+1, turning an Eldrazi or artifact-creature board into a wall of toughness that trades up or stalls aggression indefinitely. The effect is passive, permanent, and costs two mana — there is no setup required.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Tide Drifter actually earns a slot, specifically in colorless or Eldrazi-tribal builds where the +0/+1 blankets a critical mass of creatures. Outside of that context — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — the effect is too narrow and the stats too unimpressive to compete; no constructed deck is looking for a 1/3 that buffs toughness. Oathbreaker shares the same logic as Commander: it works if the gameplan is colorless creature density, and does nothing otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Tide Drifter is deep bulk — you will find it in a bulk box or a fifty-cent bin before you pay shipping for a single copy. There is no price floor to worry about; run it if you need it, ignore it otherwise.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.