---
name: "Tidal Wave"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "EMA"
set_name: "Eternal Masters"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "c5f5b7e5-af1e-4c8a-8d44-3e2152955d4e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tidal-wave-ema"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tidal Wave
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Create a 5/5 blue Wall creature token with defender. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

> *「巨轮的残骸碎片遍布海底，它们曾航行于海面却不受见容。」 ～海神塔萨*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Coral Barrier](/printing/coral-barrier-m15.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Kelp](/printing/wall-of-kelp-hml.md) — Creature — Plant Wall
3. [Wall of Water](/printing/wall-of-water-3ed.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Floodgate](/printing/floodgate-dmr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Tidal Bore](/printing/tidal-bore-mmq.md) — Instant
6. [Wave Elemental](/printing/wave-elemental-mir.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eternal Masters (EMA) #75
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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