Price$4.41 – $8.01
Buy on TCGplayerValley Floodcaller
Creature — Otter Wizard
LegalRank #790
You may cast noncreature spells as though they had flash.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Birds, Frogs, Otters, and Rats you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap them.
2/2
KeywordsFlash
Why is this card good?
Valley Floodcaller is a build-around engine for spellslinger decks that lean on creatures, particularly the "spells matter" + "tribal beatdown" crossover that Bloomburrow enabled.
The untap clause is the real payoff. Every noncreature spell pumps and untaps your Birds/Frogs/Otters/Rats — meaning a creature like a prowess attacker can swing, then untap to block or attack again with vigilance-like effects. More importantly, it untaps mana-producing or tap-ability creatures, enabling explosive chains. Pair it with cheap cantrips and rituals and you can generate huge combat damage or loop tap effects in a turn.
Wants it: Otter/typal spellslinger commanders like Ms. Bumbleflower or Mabel, or any heavy-instant/sorcery aggro deck running the right creature types. The flash-granting also smooths your curve and enables surprise plays.
Skip it in decks without enough tribal bodies or noncreature density — it does almost nothing if you're not casting multiple spells per turn or lack the supported creature types. It's also fragile at 3 toughness and a removal magnet, so back it up.
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Printings (4)
Combos (8)
- Valley Floodcaller + Retraction Helix
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Valley Floodcaller + Retraction Helix + Sol Ring
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Valley Floodcaller + Retraction Helix + Mana Vault
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Sol Ring
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
- Valley Floodcaller + Banishing Knack + Mana Vault
→ Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of some creatures you control, Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn
Rulings (2)
- 2024-07-26
Valley Floodcaller’s second ability applies to noncreature cards in any zone, provided something is allowing you to cast them. For example, you could cast a sorcery with flashback as though it had flash.
- 2024-07-26
Valley Floodcaller’s second ability has no effect on abilities that you can activate “any time you could cast a sorcery.”