Tidal Kraken
Ninth Edition 105★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 105★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
This creature can't be blocked.
To merfolk, pirates are a nuisance. To pirates, merfolk are a threat. To the kraken, they're both appetizers.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Tidal Kraken was released as part of the Ninth Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Core sets of this era were designed to serve as an entry point for new players and a refresher for veterans, featuring a curated selection of cards reprinted from previous expansions to provide a stable foundation for the game's mechanics and lore.
The illustration for this card was crafted by artist Kev Walker, a prolific contributor whose dark, visceral style became synonymous with the game's aesthetic in the early 2000s. Walker aimed to emphasize the scale and menace of the creature, utilizing a dynamic perspective that captures the Kraken breaching the surface, a design choice that successfully solidified the card's identity as a formidable late-game threat for blue-aligned decks.
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