Tishana's Tidebinder (Borderless) (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Tidebinder at the Ready

Tishana's Tidebinder is a compact control tool that fits into tempo and blue midrange shells. With a casting cost of {2}{U} and flash, you can deploy it in response to an opponent's play and immediately threaten an activated or triggered ability. The printed ability reads: Flash. When Tishana's Tidebinder enters the battlefield, counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If an ability of an artifact, creature, or planeswalker is countered this way, that permanent loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield.

On the battlefield the 3 2 body is serviceable for blocking early attackers while it holds down a problem permanent. In match play it pairs with bounce or removal to convert the temporary neutralization into a longer term answer. The borderless Lost Caverns of Ixalan treatment gives it visual weight without changing how it resolves in game. For players who value interaction on an opponent's turn, this card is a tidy inclusion that trades cleanly while shaping the midgame.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {2}{U}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Merfolk Wizard
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash. When Tishana's Tidebinder enters the battlefield, counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If an ability of an artifact, creature, or planeswalker is countered this way, that permanent loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield.
• Power / Toughness – 3/2