Windrider Eel
~$0.10 low · ~$0.33 high
Blue. Creature — Fish
Zendikar #78 · Illustrated by Austin Hsu
Zendikar #78 · Illustrated by Austin HsuWhat is Windrider Eel worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
2/2
"The best spot to hook one is right behind the gills." —Rana Cloudwake, kor skyfisher
Format legality
All 3 printings of Windrider Eel
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #E01-30· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.12 | common | $0.33 | No foil printing | €0.12 | |
 Archenemy: Nicol Bolas e01 #30· 2017common· Cardmarket €0.29 | common | $0.29 | No foil printing | €0.29 | |
 Zendikar zen #78· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.31 foil | common | $0.10 | $0.20 | €0.11€0.31 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #22,769 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Landfall, Flying
- Artist
- Austin Hsu
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar card (#78).
78
- 78Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Windrider Eel, read from the Zendikar printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Windrider Eel. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Fish is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Austin Hsu. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Zendikar. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 78 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Austin Hsu, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2024-11-08
A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
2024-11-08
Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
2024-11-08
A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
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