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Wavesifter

Creature — Elemental

Flying
When this creature enters, investigate twice. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Evoke {G}{U} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{G}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
common
Set
Jumpstart: Historic Horizons
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#10188
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Wavesifter card art
Wavesifter enters with two 1/1 Insect tokens and evoke lets you sacrifice it to still get them — a clean two-for-one that token doublers like Adrix and Nev, Twincasters turn into a four-token burst for two mana. Lonis, Cryptozoologist decks run it at nearly 60% inclusion because every token entry triggers an Investigate, and Wavesifter delivers two triggers on the cheap.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Lonis, Cryptozoologist

Lonis, Cryptozoologist

58.3% of decks · synergy 0.57

Lonis, Cryptozoologist turns each creature entering the battlefield into an Investigate trigger, and Wavesifter produces two tokens on a single cast — two Clues for two mana, or four if a doubler is in play. That efficiency is why Wavesifter appears in nearly 58% of Lonis lists.

02
Morska, Undersea Sleuth

Morska, Undersea Sleuth

31.0% of decks · synergy 0.30

Morska, Undersea Sleuth rewards Clue production with card advantage and evasive pressure, so the two Insects Wavesifter generates represent two fresh Clue opportunities feeding that engine. At 31% inclusion across nearly 8,000 decks, Wavesifter is a reliable role-player in the 99.

03
Jenny FlintMadame Vastra

Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra

13.2% of decks · synergy 0.13

Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra cares about clues and tokens entering in Simic colors, and Wavesifter delivers both on entry at minimal mana investment. It appears in about 13% of these lists, which is a solid floor for a common with this narrow a home.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Wavesifter is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its relevant home is Commander — the combination of token production and a free evoke mode doesn't clear the efficiency bar in Legacy or Modern, where two mana for 1/1s loses to nearly every competitive option. In Pauper it's technically playable, but Simic token strategies at common don't have the density to make Wavesifter a staple there either. Commander is the only format where the token-doubler and Investigate payoffs are reliable enough to make this a genuine auto-include.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Current price data for Wavesifter isn't available in the system, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for live pricing. Given its status as a common with a narrow but enthusiastic Commander audience, it typically sits in bulk-to-near-bulk range — worth picking up a copy whenever you're already placing an order.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.