Tishana's Tidebinder (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Wavewarden of the Lost Caverns

Tishana's Tidebinder offers a compact answer to troublesome activated or triggered abilities while fitting neatly into tempo oriented blue decks. The card reads as a {2}{U} three two with flash, so it arrives on an opponent's end step or in response to a key play and can counter up to one target activated or triggered ability. If that ability came from an artifact, creature, or planeswalker the permanent in question loses all abilities for as long as Tishana's Tidebinder remains on the battlefield which creates a reliable window to neutralize threats without permanently removing them.

Playability is straightforward. Use the Tidebinder to stop a lethal combat trick, shut down a planeswalker loyalty activation, or silence an equipment or creature ability that would otherwise shift the board. The Merfolk Wizard fits into control shells, tempo lists that value interactive surprises, and any deck that benefits from a resilient clock while denying opponent options. The artwork and set feel match Lost Caverns of Ixalan by leaning into coastal tactics and tactical timing rather than raw removal.

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. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
• Power / Toughness – 3/2