Waterbending Scroll
Artifact
, 
: Draw a card. This ability costs 
less to activate for each Island you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #8922
Waterbending Scroll copies spells you cast, which is exactly the kind of text that warps a game — the cost is that Gogo, Master of Mimicry wants to be in the command zone for the engine to fire consistently. Outside that pairing the Scroll is a niche piece; inside it, the card pulls serious weight.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
Gogo, Master of Mimicry's copy-matters identity makes Waterbending Scroll a near-auto-include — every spell you cast becomes two triggers, and Gogo's ability to stack mimicry effects means the Scroll isn't redundant so much as multiplicative.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Waterbending Scroll is legal in every major Constructed format but finds its real home in Commander, where the long game rewards the kind of value engine it enables. In 60-card formats the competition from faster, more focused copy effects makes it a fringe player at best. Commander is where the Scroll earns its slot — multiplayer tables give you enough turns to build around it, and the political weight of copying your opponents' spells is a real resource in long games.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Waterbending Scroll sits firmly in bulk territory, which means picking up copies costs next to nothing. Bulk rares with narrow homes rarely climb without a breakout deck, so treat it as a cheap piece for the decks that want it rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.