Wave Elemental
Creature — Elemental
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, Sacrifice this creature: Tap up to three target creatures without flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #30859
Wave Elemental makes all Islands you control unblockable for your creatures — a blanket evasion effect that can end games in blue-heavy decks. Six mana for a 3/4 with no protection is a real cost, and if it dies before your attack step, you paid six for nothing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wave Elemental is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the conversation starts and ends — it sees essentially no play in Legacy or Vintage, where six mana for a conditional evasion enabler doesn't come close to competing. In Commander, Wave Elemental has a narrow but real home: mono-blue or Island-heavy go-wide decks that need to push damage through and can't reliably run Propaganda-style deterrents. Outside of that specific context, cheaper and more resilient evasion options exist at nearly every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Wave Elemental is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Don't expect that to change; it fills too narrow a role to spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.