Polar Kraken
Ice Age 89 • rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 89
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $3.74
What it does
Trample
This creature enters tapped.
Cumulative upkeep—Sacrifice a land. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
"It was big. Really, really, big. No, bigger than that. It was big!"— Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Polar Kraken was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set focused on a winter-themed environment, featuring mechanics that introduced snow-covered lands and cold-weather hazards to the evolving game meta.
The card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prominent artist in the early days of Magic known for his distinct, expressive style. In his depiction of the Kraken, Hoover aimed to capture the imposing, mythological scale of the creature amidst a frozen seascape, contributing to the set's broader goal of building a cohesive, immersive narrative world through its thematic art.
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