Water Servant
Creature — Elemental
: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.: This creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.01
- EDHREC rank
- #29908
Water Servant is a mediocre 3/4 (or 4/3) for five mana — the ability to redistribute its power and toughness at instant speed is a minor trick, not a reason to run it. Across every format, five mana for a vanilla-statted blue creature with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion is simply not competitive.
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 |
Water Servant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality isn't a recommendation. In Commander, the bar for a five-mana blue creature is high — you're competing with threats that draw cards, generate value, or close games, and Water Servant does none of those things. In constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, a 3/4 for five with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion doesn't come close to meeting the rate required. Legacy and Vintage effectively ignore it. The pump-switch ability is a niche combat trick that rarely changes a game outcome enough to justify the slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.01 bulk tier
At $0.01, Water Servant sits firmly in bulk territory — the price reflects the demand, which is essentially none. It holds that floor price indefinitely, but there's no practical reason to chase even a penny copy unless a very specific casual build calls for it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.