Kopala, Warden of Waves
Kopala, Warden of Waves: Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 160
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
- Commander rank
- 4,141 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Kopala, Warden of Waves
Kopala, Warden of Waves is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 160 in that set, with art by Magali Villeneuve. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 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 3 sets, from Ixalan (2017) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.48 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost {2} more to activate.
"I know these waters better than you know yourselves."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.48 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Kopala, Warden of Waves 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 Kopala, Warden of Waves
Kopala, Warden of Waves has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #61p | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan Promos (PXLN) #61s | Rare | 2017 |
| Ixalan (XLN) #61 | Rare | 2017 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Kopala, Warden of Waves, newest first.
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]."
- Spells and abilities that target more than one Merfolk you control cost only {2} more to cast or activate.
- To determine the total cost of an opponent's spell that targets a Merfolk you control, start with the mana cost or alternative cost that player is paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
- Kopala's abilities won't affect triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") that target a Merfolk you control.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Kopala, Warden of Waves is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.