Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams: Creature - Merfolk Warrior, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Merfolk Warrior
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 158
- Artist
- Sara Winters
- Commander rank
- 1,063 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 158 in that set, with art by Sara Winters. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Ixalan (2017) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.
"You might as well try to stop the waterfall."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.18 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Herald of Secret Streams by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Herald of Secret Streams
Herald of Secret Streams has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #XLN-59 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #59p | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #59s | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan (XLN) #59 | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Herald of Secret Streams.
- Once a creature you control has become blocked, putting a +1/+1 counter on it won't cause it to become unblocked.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Herald of Secret Streams is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.