First printed in Ravnica: City of Guilds (2005)
Creature — Elemental Minion
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: This creature loses defender until end of turn.
: Untap target permanent.
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Tomas Giorello
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
226 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite untap of legendary creatures you control, Infinite mana legendary creatures you control can produce: Ioreth of the Healing House + Tidewater Minion (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite mana permanents you control can produce: Illusionist's Bracers + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Tidewater Minion + Unctus, Grand Metatect
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite blue mana…: Freed from the Real + High Tide + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite blue mana…: High Tide + Pemmin's Aura + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite colored mana…: Freed from the Real + Lotus Field + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite colored mana…: Lotus Field + Pemmin's Aura + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite white mana…: Azorius Chancery + Freed from the Real + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite black mana…: Dimir Aqueduct + Freed from the Real + Tidewater Minion
- Infinite untap of permanents you control, Infinite white mana…: Azorius Chancery + Pemmin's Aura + Tidewater Minion
