First printed in Fallen Empires (1994)

All 12 prints

The Zeta Set (SLZ) #139, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #18, 2026
The Zeta Set (SLZ) #260, 2026
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #286, 2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #419, 2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #54, 2023
Vintage Masters (VMA) #73, 2014 (digital)
IDW Comics Inserts (PIDW) #13, 2013
Masters Edition (ME1) #35, 2007 (digital)
Fallen Empires (FEM) #18a, 1994
Fallen Empires (FEM) #18b, 1994
Fallen Empires (FEM) #18c, 1994

High Tide

Instant

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional Blue .

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Legacy decks played it (2 of 1071). Most played in Mono-Blue (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.4% of Commander decks played it (23 of 6150). Most played in Vivi Ornitier.

Combos

83 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Archaeomancer + High Tide + Snap
Infinite blinking, Infinite blue mana…: Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + High Tide + Panharmonicon
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: High Tide + Palinchron
Infinite blinking, Infinite blue mana…: Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + High Tide + Naban, Dean of Iteration
Near-infinite blue mana, Near-infinite draw triggers…: Brain Freeze + Frantic Search + High Tide + Underworld Breach
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB…: Amulet of Vigor + High Tide + Meloku the Clouded Mirror + Patron of the Moon
Infinite blinking of artifacts, creatures, and lands, Infinite creature ETB…: Ghostly Flicker + High Tide + Scholar of the Ages
Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite landfall triggers…: Amulet of Vigor + High Tide + Patron of the Moon + Uyo, Silent Prophet
Infinite colored mana, Infinite landfall triggers: Amulet of Vigor + High Tide + Patron of the Moon + Trade Routes
Return all instant and sorcery cards from your graveyard to your hand, Infinite untap of permanents you control…: Cackling Counterpart + High Tide + Kairi, the Swirling Sky + Turnabout

See all 83 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Banned
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Banned
Oathbreaker Banned
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Legacy Other periods →

In 2 of 1071 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

40%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	0.2%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Blue Prim3Time in Legacy Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue Iwouldliketorespond, 21 Oct	4 main	5-0
Mono-Blue Prim3Time, 4 Oct	4 main	#16 2-3

Commander Other periods →

In 23 of 6150 decks (0.4%).

Share of decks

0.4%

▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

23 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

10%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	1%
Urza, Lord High Artificer	0.6%	3%
Geist of Saint Thalia	0.2%	18%
Jacob Hauken, Inspector	0.1%	63%
Orvar, the All-Form	0.1%	100%
Emry, Lurker of the Loch	0.0%	33%
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost	0.0%	33%
Katara, Waterbending Master	0.0%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	96%	1.0
Mystical Tutor	87%	2.2
Rhystic Study	87%	1.4
Swan Song	83%	1.5
Force of Negation	78%	1.6
Arcane Signet	78%	1.2
Fierce Guardianship	78%	1.2
Mystic Remora	78%	1.2
Lotus Petal	78%	0.8
Mental Misstep	74%	1.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Jacob Hauken, Inspector Stephen Oxford in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I	2-3 40%
Vivi Ornitier Raymond Summers in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	0-5 0%
Orvar, the All-Form Andrew Loke in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	0-5 0%
Namor the Sub-Mariner Bryan Chong in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	0-5 0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Fblthp, Impossibly Lost Wesley Bolten, 25 Oct	1 main	#23 0-4
Orvar, the All-Form Sawyer Green, 24 Oct	1 main	#7 0-2
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian LinkZ, 24 Oct	1 main	#34 0-4
Vivi Ornitier Raymond Summers, 24 Oct	1 main	#148 0-5
Emry, Lurker of the Loch Shiny [TMPL], 24 Oct	1 main	#12 0-1
Jacob Hauken, Inspector Stephen Oxford, 18 Oct	1 main	#10 2-3
Jacob Hauken, Inspector Shervin Saadati-Khanshir, 18 Oct	1 main	#28 1-3
Geist of Saint Thalia Matthew Morel, 18 Oct	1 main	#44 0-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 2 of 80 decks (2.5%).

Share of decks

2.5%

▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR Fuz65, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
UR Fuz65, 11 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.