Tide Skimmer

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Tide Skimmer: Creature - Drake, Foundations Jumpstart. Flying. Whenever you attack with two or more creatures with flying, draw a card. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Drake
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
375
Artist
Joseph Meehan
Commander rank
11,628 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Tide Skimmer

Tide Skimmer is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 375 in that set, with art by Joseph Meehan. 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 Core Set 2021 (2020) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card 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.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Tide Skimmer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Tide Skimmer

Tide Skimmer has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #M21-79Uncommon2024
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #62Uncommon2022
Core Set 2021 (M21) #79Uncommon2020

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Tide Skimmer, newest first.

  • Tide Skimmer's ability triggers just once, no matter how many creatures with flying attack beyond the second.
  • You draw a card even if some or all of the attacking creatures lose flying or leave combat before Tide Skimmer's ability resolves.

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