Bender's Waterskin — Magic: The Gathering card

Bender's Waterskin

{3}
Artifact

Untap this artifact during each other player's untap step.

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

*Katara's waterskin ensured that she would always have water for bending, healing, or drinking.*

Set Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rarity Common
Mana Value 3
Artist Dee Nguyen
Collector # 255
Scryfall

Why Play Bender's Waterskin

Multicolor decks benefit most from this versatile mana rock, as it provides fixing while generating significantly more mana than typical three-cost artifacts. The key advantage lies in its ability to untap during each opponent's turn, effectively doubling or tripling your mana production in multiplayer games. Play it early when you need consistent mana fixing, or use it to enable explosive turns by floating mana across multiple phases.

Format Notes

Commander represents the strongest application for this card, where the multiplayer nature maximizes its untapping ability and the format's emphasis on multicolor strategies rewards flexible mana sources. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, it competes poorly against more efficient two-mana rocks like Talisman cycle artifacts. Pauper players should note this as one of the few common mana rocks that can generate multiple colors.

Combos & Synergies

Seedborn Muse creates powerful synergy by allowing you to use the accumulated mana during opponents' turns for instant-speed plays or activated abilities. Paradox Engine can repeatedly untap the Waterskin when casting spells, generating burst mana for combo turns. Winter Orb effects become asymmetrical advantages since the Waterskin continues producing mana even when lands stay tapped, giving you a significant resource advantage over opponents.

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