Waterfall Aerialist
Creature — Djinn Wizard
Flying
Ward 
(Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #28116
Waterfall Aerialist lands as a 2/3 flash flyer for three mana — a reasonable body that replaces itself when it enters, which is the whole reason you run it. The value is real but modest: this is a role-player in spell-heavy blue decks, not a staple.
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 |
In Commander, Waterfall Aerialist earns a slot in spells-matter or tempo-focused blue decks that want bodies on the board at instant speed while keeping card parity. Pauper is its best home — flash flyers that draw a card are genuinely powerful at common rarity, and the format rewards exactly this kind of incremental value. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, it's too slow and too small to compete; three mana for a 2/3 with upside is well below the efficiency bar those formats demand. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: fine in the right shell, invisible in anything faster.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Waterfall Aerialist is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no financial case to make here; pick up as many as you need without a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.