Valley Floodcaller — Magic: The Gathering card

Valley Floodcaller

{2}{U}
Creature — Otter Wizard

Flash

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.

Power/Toughness: 2/2

Set Bloomburrow
Rarity Rare
Mana Value 3
Artist Victor Adame Minguez
Collector # 79
Scryfall

Why Play Valley Floodcaller

Flash enablers that also provide immediate board impact are rare and valuable, making Valley Floodcaller a versatile threat in creature-based strategies. The ability to grant flash to all noncreature spells opens up powerful reactive plays, allowing you to hold up removal or counterspells while still developing your board on the opponent's end step. Tribal synergies with Birds, Frogs, Otters, and Rats create explosive turns where casting instant-speed spells suddenly transforms your small creatures into serious threats that can immediately attack thanks to the untap effect.

Format Notes

Commander sees the most play for Valley Floodcaller, particularly in tribal builds focusing on the four supported creature types or in spell-slinger decks that appreciate the flash enabler effect. Standard and Pioneer decks occasionally utilize it in tempo strategies, though the three-mana investment requires careful timing. The card remains legal across all formats without ban concerns, though its impact varies significantly based on the density of compatible creatures in your meta.

Combos & Synergies

Kitsa, Otterball Elite creates an immediate tribal package while providing additional spell-copying value from the flash-enabled instants and sorceries. Vedalken Aethermage offers tutoring capabilities while fitting the wizard tribal theme, helping assemble creature-based engines. Any deck running cheap cantrips like Opt or Brainstorm can trigger multiple +1/+1 pumps in a single turn, especially powerful when combined with token generators that produce the relevant creature types.

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