Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Tidal Bore
Mercadian Masques · #109 · common · 1999
Instant
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Market reference
$0.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 109 / 350
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Frank Kelly Freas
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 1999-10-04
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Instant
You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. You may tap or untap target creature.
"The dry riverbed became a raging torrent, and the Cho-Arrim claimed their prize."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.29 |
| USD (foil) | $22.37 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.28 |
| EUR (foil) | €5.86 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tidal Bore is real?
Tidal Bore is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tidal Bore worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tidal Bore is $0.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tidal Bore from?
Tidal Bore is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mercadian Masques" in the expansion series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Tidal Bore?
Tidal Bore is a common card in the Mercadian Masques set.
