---
name: "Tidewater Minion"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Minion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tomas Giorello"
oracle_id: "80b4a9f7-008d-4979-a3df-7637fae68167"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tidewater-minion-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tidewater Minion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
{4}: This creature loses defender until end of turn.
{T}: Untap target permanent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Water](/printing/wall-of-water-3ed.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Wonder](/printing/wall-of-wonder-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Mirror Wall](/printing/mirror-wall-jud.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Stinging Barrier](/printing/stinging-barrier-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Vodalian War Machine](/printing/vodalian-war-machine-fem.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wishful Merfolk](/printing/wishful-merfolk-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #71
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tomas Giorello
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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