---
name: "Balduvian Frostwaker"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CSP"
set_name: "Coldsnap"
collector_number: "28"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Stephen Tappin"
oracle_id: "2cff1f9e-11a6-460c-8f5f-4c02424357e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balduvian-frostwaker-csp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balduvian Frostwaker
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Target snow land becomes a 2/2 blue Elemental creature with flying. It's still a land.

> *"Whether frozen or fertile, the land is our ally. It awaits the call to battle."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balduvian Conjurer](/printing/balduvian-conjurer-ice.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Avalanche Caller](/printing/avalanche-caller-j22.md) — Snow Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Sculptor of Winter](/printing/sculptor-of-winter-khm.md) — Snow Creature — Elf Rogue
4. [Rimewind Taskmage](/printing/rimewind-taskmage-csp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Storm Elemental](/printing/storm-elemental-all.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Frost Augur](/printing/frost-augur-khm.md) — Snow Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Coldsnap (CSP) #28
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Stephen Tappin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`