Towering-Wave Mystic
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Whenever this creature deals damage, target player mills that many cards.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #21410
Towering-Wave Mystic turns every spell you cast into a mill trigger, draining an opponent's library one card per mana spent. The payoff is real in dedicated mill or spellslinger builds, but a 1/3 body for two mana that does nothing without spells in hand is a build-around, not a free 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, Towering-Wave Mystic earns a slot in mill decks where you're casting many spells per turn — milling 4 off a single Brainstorm adds up fast across a long game, and it combos well with high-CMC spells that double as mill engines. In Pauper, the common format gives it a legitimate home in blue tempo or mill shells where the mill is incidental value on top of a serviceable blocker. Modern and Pioneer have faster, more efficient mill payoffs, so Towering-Wave Mystic rarely clears the bar in those formats. Legacy and Vintage move too quickly for a two-mana creature that asks you to do the work.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Towering-Wave Mystic is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. That price is stable; there's no scarcity pressure on a common with a narrow audience.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.