Windrider Eel
Creature — Fish
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #21904
Windrider Eel is a 3/4 flyer for four mana whenever you play a land — a statline that only shows up if your deck is built around landfall triggers. Outside that specific context, it's a vanilla 2/3 with no text worth reading.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Windrider Eel sees no meaningful play in Legacy, Vintage, or Modern — four mana for a conditional flyer doesn't compete in formats with that much interaction and speed. In Pauper it's legal but outclassed by cheaper threats that don't require landfall setup. Commander is the only home where it makes any sense, and even there it needs a dedicated landfall deck to justify the slot — Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait or Tatyova, Benthic Druid shells are the realistic fits. Everywhere else, cut it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Windrider Eel is pure bulk — the kind of card that fills a commons box and stays there. That price reflects the demand accurately, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.