Harbinger of the Seas
MH3Modern Horizons 3/#63/2024Rare
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.99
Cardmarket€1.91
TCGplayer$1.31
ManaPool$0.46
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.50
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.58 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.99High $2.49Low $1.99▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.31TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 2.3%30d▼ 35.1%90d▼ 23.4%
90d high
$2.10
90d low
$1.19
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$1.31
Modern Horizons 3
- Down 35.1% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 38% below its 90 day high of $2.10.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 96% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Nonbasic lands are Islands.
2 / 2
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (5)
wotc7 Jun 2024
Harbinger of the Seas doesn't affect names or supertypes. It won't turn any land into a basic land or remove the legendary supertype from a legendary land, and the lands won't be named "Island."
wotc7 Jun 2024
If a nonbasic land has an ability that causes it to enter the battlefield tapped, it will lose that ability before it can apply. The same is also true of any other abilities that modify how a land enters the battlefield or apply "as" a land enters the battlefield, such as that of Vesuva or Cavern of Souls.
wotc7 Jun 2024
Nonbasic lands lose any other land types and abilities they had. They gain the land type Island and gain the ability "{T}: Add {U}."
wotc7 Jun 2024
If a nonbasic land has an ability that triggers "when" it enters the battlefield, it will lose that ability before it can trigger.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If Harbinger of the Seas loses its abilities, it continues to turn nonbasic lands into Islands. This is because effects that change subtypes are applied before considering effects that remove abilities, regardless of the order in which those effects started.
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About this card
Harbinger of the Seas
Harbinger of the Seas is a Creature — Merfolk Wizard, with mana cost {1}{U}{U} (mana value 3). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.31 (down 35.1% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Harbinger of the Seas FAQ
How much is Harbinger of the Seas worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Harbinger of the Seas is $1.31. It is down 35.1% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $1.19 to $2.10.
What is the cheapest printing of Harbinger of the Seas?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 at $1.31 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Harbinger of the Seas?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Modern Horizons 3 Promos at $6.92 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Harbinger of the Seas are there?
Harbinger of the Seas has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Harbinger of the Seas first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MH3 #63, released 2024-06-14.
What is the newest printing of Harbinger of the Seas?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from MAR #55, released 2026-06-26.
Is there a foil version of Harbinger of the Seas?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $2.57 versus $1.31 for nonfoil, which is 96% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Harbinger of the Seas legal in Commander?
Yes, Harbinger of the Seas is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.