Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood (Extended Art) (Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Smiles Before the Swell

Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood reads like a tempo engine that also remaps the battlefield. The moment it arrives or swings in, it places a flood counter on a target land turning that land into an Island while the counter remains. That transformation is functional and immediate. In practice this trait lets you secure blue mana for a specific line or shut down an opponent that depends on a particular color. The card rewards careful timing of attacks and land targeting rather than blind aggression.

Its second line is a steady resource loop. At the beginning of your end step untap each permanent you control with a counter on it. This creates recurring value for creatures and artifacts that can accept counters and it pairs well with effects that distribute counters or that care about untapping. From a commander perspective Xolatoyac fits into a shell that wants to sculpt mana while extracting incremental advantage, and the extended art highlights its tidal presence without overstating the effect.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {4}{G}{U}
• Card Type – Legendary Creature
• Subtypes – Salamander Serpent
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood enters the battlefield or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. That land is an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it. At the beginning of your end step, untap each permanent you control with a counter on it.
• Power / Toughness – 6/6