---
name: "Waterfront Bouncer"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "b53a8cde-494c-43d0-8d08-7bdfe2e84064"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/waterfront-bouncer-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Waterfront Bouncer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Surgespanner](/printing/surgespanner-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Rootwater Diver](/printing/rootwater-diver-tmp.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Drown in Shapelessness](/printing/drown-in-shapelessness-pz2.md) — Instant
6. [Salvager of Secrets](/printing/salvager-of-secrets-m19.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #114
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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