High Tide
The Zeta Set 18 • common
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional blue mana.
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 as card number 18 in The Zeta Set, a mid-nineties expansion that sought to refresh the gameplay mechanics of the broader trading card series. It was designed to emphasize atmospheric world-building, focusing on environmental cards that altered the state of the play area for all participants, a departure from the more direct combat-focused cards that dominated the earlier releases.
The card’s illustration was commissioned to capture a surreal, liminal aesthetic, utilizing a muted color palette to distinguish it from the vibrant, high-contrast cards typically found in the base set. At the time of its release, the card received mixed reactions from the player community, with many appreciating its artistic deviation while others critiqued its complex interaction with existing turn-based rules.
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