Master of Waves (SLD #1278)
Master of Waves is a mythic printing from Secret Lair Drop (SLD #1278), a Creature — Merfolk Wizard. Illustrated by Lauren YS.
Card text
Protection from red
Elemental creatures you control get +1/+1.
When this creature enters, create a number of 1/0 blue Elemental creature tokens equal to your devotion to blue. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)
Details
| Mana cost | {3}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Merfolk Wizard |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 1 |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Secret Lair Drop (SLD) |
| Collector number | 1278 |
| Artist | Lauren YS |
| Released | 2023-04-23 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $3.28, foil $4.60 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- September 15, 2013 — Use your devotion to blue as the triggered ability resolves to determine how many tokens are put onto the battlefield. If Master of Waves is still on the battlefield at that time, its mana cost will count toward your devotion to blue.
- September 15, 2013 — Barring other effects, the Elemental tokens will enter the battlefield as 2/1 creatures.
- September 15, 2013 — If Master of Waves leaves the battlefield, and nothing else is raising the toughness of the Elemental tokens above 0, the Elemental tokens will die and subsequently cease to exist.
- September 15, 2013 — Numeric mana symbols ({0}, {1}, and so on) in mana costs of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
- September 15, 2013 — Mana symbols in the text boxes of permanents you control don't count toward your devotion to any color.
- September 15, 2013 — Hybrid mana symbols, monocolored hybrid mana symbols, and Phyrexian mana symbols do count toward your devotion to their color(s).
- September 15, 2013 — If an activated ability or triggered ability has an effect that depends on your devotion to a color, you count the number of mana symbols of that color among the mana costs of permanents you control as the ability resolves. The permanent with that ability will be counted if it's still on the battlefield at that time.