---
name: "High Tide"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "dc671205-f2fa-454f-9957-921a6069ad53"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/high-tide-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "banned"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# High Tide
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional {U}.

> *"There's nothing like the high seas to clear your head or escape pursuers."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tidal Bore](/printing/tidal-bore-mmq.md) — Instant
2. [Deep Water](/printing/deep-water-drk.md) — Enchantment
3. [Island](/printing/island-eld.md) — Basic Land — Island
4. [Ensnare](/printing/ensnare-nem.md) — Instant
5. [Tidal Warrior](/printing/tidal-warrior-ddt.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
6. [Volshe Tideturner](/printing/volshe-tideturner-dmu.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #73
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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