Wakka, Devoted Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Reach, trample
Whenever Wakka deals combat damage to a player, destroy up to one target artifact that player controls and put a +1/+1 counter on Wakka.
Blitzball Captain — At the beginning of your end step, if a counter was put on Wakka this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.69
- EDHREC rank
- #5699
Wakka, Devoted Guardian hands the party a relevant attacker and a way to recur Tidus, Yuna's Guardian from the graveyard — two lines of value on one card. The cost is real: three mana for a 3/3 with conditional upside means it competes for slots against more immediately impactful threats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian lists Wakka, Devoted Guardian in over 80% of builds because Wakka's graveyard recursion directly recovers Tidus when he hits the bin, keeping the party engine intact turn after turn.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner wants a wide, synergistic party, and Wakka, Devoted Guardian fills a Warrior slot while generating board presence that fuels Yuna's summon triggers.
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 |
Wakka, Devoted Guardian is a Commander card through and through — the party mechanic only reaches critical mass in a 100-card singleton format where you're building around Final Fantasy creature types. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a 3/3 for three with tribal upside doesn't come close to the power threshold required to see play. Commander is the only context where Wakka, Devoted Guardian does exactly what you're paying for.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.69 bulk tier
At $0.69, Wakka, Devoted Guardian is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as an auto-include for Tidus builds without any meaningful financial commitment. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless the Final Fantasy Commander precon drives sustained interest.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.