Gravelgill Axeshark
Shadowmoor 164 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 164
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana or black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Dave Kendall
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
"Their sharp scales would make good armor, if they'd just stay dead."— Taeryn, cinder armorkeep
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Gravelgill Axeshark was released as part of the Shadowmoor expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2008. The set was designed to explore a world of perpetual twilight and folklore-inspired horror, distinguishing itself from the brighter tone of the preceding Lorwyn block. This card, a common blue-black creature, reflects the set's focus on hybrid mana costs, which allowed for more flexible deck-building strategies during the era's competitive play.
The artwork was provided by Dave Kendall, a long-time illustrator for the franchise known for his dark and visceral style. Kendall designed the creature to fit the unsettling aesthetic of Shadowmoor, emphasizing the shark's monstrous, jagged appearance to reflect the plane's more predatory nature. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, limited-environment tool, valued by players for its ability to bypass certain defensive mechanics through its islandwalk ability.
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