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Ruthless Waterbender
CREATURE — HUMAN SOLDIER ALLY Uncommon
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal EDHREC #17,991
$0.20
+0.0%
7 days
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Ruthless Waterbender Price Summary
Ruthless Waterbender's current headline price is $0.20.
Ruthless Waterbender Printings & Prices
1 printings
Ruthless Waterbender has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Ruthless Waterbender: Buylist Offers
3 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | TLE #110 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | TLE #110 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | TLE #110 | Foil | — | — | — |
Ruthless Waterbender Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Waterbend {2}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
""If the Fire Nation thinks they can invade my home, it'll be the last mistake they ever make.""
Ruthless Waterbender is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Ruthless Waterbender Rulings
5 most recent
- Oct 2, 2025 "Waterbend [cost]" means "Pay [cost]. For each generic mana in that cost, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay that mana."
- Oct 2, 2025 Even if the cost of the spell or ability that waterbend is part of increases or decreases, you still may only tap artifacts or creatures to pay for costs up to the amount of the generic mana in the waterbend cost.
- Oct 2, 2025 If a waterbend cost is part of the total cost to cast a spell or activate an ability, you may tap an untapped artifact or creature you control rather than pay one generic mana in that total cost any number of times up to a maximum of the amount of generic mana in the waterbend component of that total cost.
- Oct 2, 2025 If an artifact or creature you control has a mana ability with {T} in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell or activating an ability with waterbend will result in the artifact or creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for waterbend. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact or creature to activate a mana ability to pay a cost with waterbend, that artifact or creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for waterbend.
- Oct 2, 2025 You can tap any untapped creature or artifact you control to pay a waterbend cost, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
2 printings
Ruthless Waterbender has been reprinted 2 times. The Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal reprint cut the price 81% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLE #110 | 2025-11-21 | Uncommon | Alt Art | — | — | — | — |
| TLE #110 | 2025-11-21 | Uncommon | Alt Art | — | — | — | — |
Ruthless Waterbender in Commander
Ruthless Waterbender is the #17,991 most-played card on EDHREC, up 192 places over the last 30 days.
Ruthless Waterbender FAQ
How much is Ruthless Waterbender worth?
Ruthless Waterbender is worth about $0.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 25, 2026.
Is Ruthless Waterbender legal in Commander?
Yes — Ruthless Waterbender is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Ruthless Waterbender been reprinted?
Yes — Ruthless Waterbender has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Ruthless Waterbender cheap?
Ruthless Waterbender trades at about $0.20 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#17,991 on EDHREC).