Water Wings
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature you control has base power and toughness 4/4 and gains flying and hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #12501
Water Wings gives a creature flying and +1/+1 until end of turn for a single blue mana — efficient enough that Lyse Hext decks run it at a 38% clip to push through damage in the air. It's a narrow combat trick, not an engine piece, so it earns its slot only when evasion is the missing variable between attacking and not.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Vadrik, Astral Archmage reduces instant and sorcery costs based on power, and Water Wings is the kind of cheap cantrip-adjacent trick that gets cheaper as the engine spins up — free flying in the late game is real pressure.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Water Wings is a role-player in spell-count commanders like Lyse Hext where every cheap instant pulling double duty justifies the slot. Outside Commander, it's fringe at best — Standard, Pioneer, and Modern all have combat tricks with more raw power or attached card draw, and Water Wings offers neither. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where cheap, efficient tricks see genuine play, but flying alone without cantrip text is a tough sell even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Water Wings is bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the deck calls for it. Bulk commons at this price point don't move much in either direction, so there's no timing consideration; buy it when you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.