Serpent of Yawning Depths
Secret Lair Drop 1489★ • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1489★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Rowynn Ellis
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents you control can't be blocked except by Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
Fear not heights—true monsters lurk in the depths.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Serpent of Yawning Depths was released as part of the 'Secret Lair' series by Wizards of the Coast, a line of curated, limited-release sets designed to offer unique artistic interpretations of classic Magic: The Gathering cards. This specific iteration appeared in the 'Special Guest: Yoji Shinkawa' drop, which sought to bring the artist's iconic, minimalist brushwork style from the Metal Gear Solid franchise into the visual language of the game.
Yoji Shinkawa, the illustrator behind the piece, utilized his signature ink-wash aesthetic to reimagine the creature. By emphasizing negative space and fluid, expressive strokes, he intended to capture the imposing, ethereal nature of a sea monster emerging from the deep. The design was received with significant enthusiasm by the community, primarily due to the rare crossover between Shinkawa's distinct gaming-adjacent art style and the fantasy medium of Magic: The Gathering.
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