Tidebinder Mage

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Tidebinder Mage is $0.20 (DDT #22), and the most expensive is $0.51 (M14 #73, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.37, up 5.7% over 7 days, up 48.0% over 30 days, up 48.0% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.37 (2026).

Tidebinder Mage has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

DDT #22

$0.20

CK $0.49 / $0.03 85%

MP $0.18 1165 avail

M14 #73

$0.37 +85%

CK $0.49 / $0.03 92%

MP $0.15 469 avail

M14 #73 Foil

$0.51 +155%

CK $3.49 / $1.23 -141%

MP $0.85 26 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $1.23 cash for M14 #73 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 65% (wide).

• Jul 1, 2013 If another player gains control of Tidebinder Mage, the creature will no longer be affected by the ability preventing it from untapping, even if you later regain control of Tidebinder Mage.
• Jul 1, 2013 If you gain control of the creature that’s being prevented from untapping, that creature won’t untap during your untap step for as long as you control Tidebinder Mage.
• Jul 1, 2013 If you lose control of Tidebinder Mage between when it entered the battlefield and when the ability resolves, the target creature will become tapped. However, it won’t be affected by the other effect and will untap as normal during its controller’s untap step.
• Jul 1, 2013 The ability can target a tapped creature. If the targeted creature is already tapped when it resolves, that creature just remains tapped and doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.

Tidebinder Mage has been reprinted 3 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
DDT #22	2017-10-24	Rare	Standard
M14 #73	2013-07-19	Rare	Standard
M14 #73	2013-07-19	Rare	Standard

Tidebinder Mage is the #21,129 most-played card on EDHREC, down 275 places over the last 30 days.