---
name: "Hydro-Channeler"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mila Pesic"
oracle_id: "95630a83-3699-4340-b3e5-17e81db1b82f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hydro-channeler-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hydro-Channeler
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{T}: Add {U}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
{1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.

> *Only when they can defy the laws of nature can a Quandrix student claim to have mastered a spell.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vodalian Arcanist](/printing/vodalian-arcanist-dom.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
2. [Volshe Tideturner](/printing/volshe-tideturner-dmu.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Sea Scryer](/printing/sea-scryer-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Vodalian Mystic](/printing/vodalian-mystic-apc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Tidal Visionary](/printing/tidal-visionary-inv.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Ceta Disciple](/printing/ceta-disciple-apc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mila Pesic
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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