Tidal Barracuda

First printed in Commander 2020 (2020)

All 2 prints

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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7105, 2026
Commander 2020 (C20) #39, 2020

Tidal Barracuda

Creature — Fish

Any player may cast spells as though they had flash.
Your opponents can't cast spells during your turn.

MTGO price: 4.93 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Commander decks played it (11 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy.

Combos

78 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite turns, Lock: Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Tidal Barracuda + Time Warp
Infinite turns, Lock: Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Temporal Manipulation + Tidal Barracuda
Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Memory Lapse + Tidal Barracuda
Win the game: Approach of the Second Sun + Endless Detour + Tidal Barracuda
Infinite turns, Lock: Expropriate + Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Tidal Barracuda
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Seething Song + Storm-Kiln Artist + Tidal Barracuda
Win the game: Apocalypse + Barren Glory + Tidal Barracuda
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Drowner of Truth // Drowned Jungle + Tidal Barracuda + Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Infinite turns, Lock: Capture of Jingzhou + Fire Lord Azula + Narset's Reversal + Tidal Barracuda
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Jeska's Will + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Storm-Kiln Artist + Tidal Barracuda

See all 78 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
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 Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
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

Commander Other periods →

In 11 of 6150 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

11

11 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	1%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur	0.6%	3%
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools + Thrasios, Triton Hero	0.1%	11%
Animar, Soul of Elements	0.1%	14%
Ashling, the Limitless	0.1%	14%
Rona, Herald of Invasion	0.1%	25%
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien	0.0%	100%
Gran-Gran	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mystic Remora	91%	1.4
Polluted Delta	91%	1.3
Sol Ring	91%	0.9
Arcane Signet	82%	1.3
Rhystic Study	82%	1.3
Fierce Guardianship	82%	1.3
Force of Will	82%	1.3
Flusterstorm	82%	1.3
Mox Amber	82%	1.2
Misty Rainforest	82%	1.1

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Alessio Gorini, 25 Oct	1 main	#14 1-3
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools + Thrasios, Triton Hero Prophet, 24 Oct	1 main	#22 0-3
Glarb, Calamity's Augur Jackson Geraets, 18 Oct	1 main	#41 0-4
Gran-Gran AutumnMTG, 18 Oct	1 main	#10 1-2
Ashling, the Limitless Simon Beck, 17 Oct	1 main	#34 0-2
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien Mason H, 16 Oct	1 main	#4 1-1
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Nate bolin, 12 Oct	1 main	#13 0-3
Animar, Soul of Elements Travus K, 10 Oct	1 main	#54 0-4

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.