Magic: The Gathering

Wall of Water

Limited Edition Alpha 90 • uncommon

Set: Limited Edition Alpha
Collector number: 90
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue
Artist: Richard Thomas
Market price: $23.00

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$23.00market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$23.00 – $25.46 over the tracked period

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Why it matters

As a staple of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the Wall of Water reflects the foundational design philosophy of early Magic: The Gathering. Its status as an uncommon creature card from the game's original 1993 print run makes it a significant piece of history for collectors who value the aesthetic contributions of artist Richard Thomas.

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What it does

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

blue mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

A deafening roar arose as the fury of an enormous vertical river supplanted our serenity. Eddies turned into whirling geysers, leveling everything in their path.

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Wall of Water was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As an uncommon creature, it was designed to provide defensive utility in early gameplay, utilizing the mechanics of the wall creature type to block incoming threats. Its inclusion reflected the game's initial focus on high-fantasy tropes, where elemental walls served as strategic obstacles for players.

The card features artwork by Richard Thomas, who served as the first art director for Magic: The Gathering. Thomas aimed to establish a cohesive visual identity for the game's early sets, often utilizing a darker, more illustrative fantasy style. His depiction of a towering, semi-transparent elemental creature became a staple of the original set's aesthetic, helping define the game's early identity before it expanded into the global cultural phenomenon it later became.

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