Tidal Bore Price

Updated 2026-09-26

Tidal Bore from Mercadian Masques is a common with an unusual blue effect that allows a creature to untap in exchange for returning a land to its controller's hand, creating a niche enabler for untap-based combo strategies that value repeated activation of creatures with powerful tap effects. The card has Legacy and Vintage applications in combo shells that abuse untap chains, where even marginal efficiency gains matter at the level of the format. Mercadian Masques had limited distribution relative to larger sets in the same era, keeping near-mint copies of even common cards modestly scarce. The 30-day window shows marginal appreciation, with the 90-day period reflecting stronger accumulation, suggesting a slow but consistent collector and player demand driving the card higher. The relatively modest recent appreciation suggests this is gradual acquisition from players building specific combo decks rather than speculative buying. This is a patient niche hold for Legacy and Vintage combo enthusiasts.