High Tide
Fallen Empires 18a • common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Collector number
- 18a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Drew Tucker
- Market price
- $1.06
What it does
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional blue mana.
"When the very tides turn against you, it's time to consider retirement."— General Khurzog
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperBanned
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
High Tide was released in 1994 as part of the Fallen Empires expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed to explore the lore of a fractured world struggling with war and resource depletion, with the card itself intended to represent the manipulation of water mana sources. It served as a functional centerpiece for strategies focusing on temporary bursts of mana production, a theme common to blue-aligned cards of that era.
The artwork for this specific version was illustrated by Quinton Hoover. Hoover, a celebrated artist in early Magic history, was known for his distinct, lyrical style that often leaned into high fantasy aesthetics. High Tide is frequently noted by collectors for its iconic visual depiction of surging water, which helped establish the visual language for the game during its formative years.
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