Water Elemental
Creature — Elemental
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Price
- $3.13
- EDHREC rank
- #29735
Water Elemental is a 4/4 for five mana with no abilities — a vanilla body that was outclassed by Commander staples a decade ago. There is no competitive context in which Water Elemental is the correct card for a slot.
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 |
Water Elemental is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Commander, a 4/4 for five with no text, no enters-the-battlefield effect, and no evasion is unplayable — blue has access to Mulldrifter, Sphinxes, and sea monsters that do real work at the same cost or less. Legacy and Vintage are faster formats with even less patience for a vanilla five-drop. Water Elemental is a nostalgic card, not a functional one.
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Price Context
Current price
$3.13 cheap tier
At $3.13, Water Elemental sits in cheap territory, but the price is driven by collector demand for the original printings rather than any gameplay relevance. The card holds sentimental value; it does not hold deck value.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.