Engulf the Shore
Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins 5 • rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Cliff Childs
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
Return to their owners' hands all creatures with toughness less than or equal to the number of Islands you control.
"The tides have begun to ignore the moon."— Tamiyo's journal
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Engulf the Shore first appeared in the 2016 expansion Shadows over Innistrad, designed to capture the atmospheric, gothic horror themes of the set. The card depicts a localized cataclysm where the tides of Innistrad rise to reclaim the land, mechanically functioning as a bounce spell that scales with the user's devotion to blue mana. The illustration by Magali Villeneuve emphasizes the scale and fluidity of the water, utilizing a cool color palette to evoke the cold, drowning intensity characteristic of the plane’s aesthetic.
This specific iteration of the card was included in the Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins, released in 2017. As part of a pre-constructed product designed for balanced head-to-head play, the card was included to provide the Merfolk deck with a strategic board-clear option. The reprinting allowed players to experience the card's utility within a focused tribal context, highlighting the synergy between control-oriented blue spells and the creature-heavy aggression often found in these specialized deck products.
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