Watercourser
Creature — Elemental
: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #30109
Watercourser is a vanilla 2/3 with an activated ability that costs mana every turn just to trade with slightly larger creatures — the ceiling is low and the opportunity cost is real. Blue has no shortage of three-drops that actually advance a game plan; Watercourser doesn't make the cut.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Watercourser sees no meaningful play in any constructed format — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all offer blue creatures that do far more for the same or less mana. Pauper is the one format where every mana matters most, and even there Watercourser struggles to justify a slot over commons with evasion or enters-the-battlefield effects. In Commander, a 2/3 that pumps itself temporarily is irrelevant at a 100-card, four-player table where threats routinely have five or more power.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Watercourser is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a bulk box rather than a binder. That price accurately reflects demand: there is essentially none, and no spike scenario changes that.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.