Vodalian Mystic
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
: Target instant or sorcery spell becomes the color of your choice.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #22039
Vodalian Mystic taps to add one mana of any color — but only for casting spells of a chosen type, making it role-specific mana fixing rather than general acceleration. It earns a slot in tribal decks where the type restriction is irrelevant, and nowhere else.
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, Vodalian Mystic is a tribal support piece — it belongs in Merfolk, Wizard, or other blue-heavy tribal builds where the type restriction on its mana is essentially never a constraint. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but neither format wants a 1/1 for one blue mana that taps for a single conditional mana when faster, unconditional options exist. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: tribal builds get real value, everything else ignores it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Vodalian Mystic is bulk — easy to acquire and carries no financial risk. It won't appreciate; it's a narrow tribal role-player that sees little demand outside the specific shells that want it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.