---
name: "Tide Skimmer"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Drake"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "SCD"
set_name: "Starter Commander Decks"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Joseph Meehan"
oracle_id: "8d83dfb3-5662-4109-b465-bf5f257e58a5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tide-skimmer-scd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tide Skimmer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Drake
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever you attack with two or more creatures with flying, draw a card.

> *Fishing boats often follow hunting drakes to find the largest schools of fish.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Screeching Drake](/printing/screeching-drake-p02.md) — Creature — Drake
2. [Stormchaser Drake](/printing/stormchaser-drake-dbl.md) — Creature — Drake
3. [Aerial Guide](/printing/aerial-guide-akr.md) — Creature — Drake
4. [Windstorm Drake](/printing/windstorm-drake-rna.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Muse Drake](/printing/muse-drake-j25.md) — Creature — Drake
6. [Eyekite](/printing/eyekite-j22.md) — Creature — Drake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #62
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Joseph Meehan
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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