wotc
The creatures can’t attack until you start a turn with them under your control. So you can’t swap and then attack.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #81
Chromeshell Crab
c19·#81·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Joseph Meehan
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug '19
6 yr ago
Value
$0.23$0 (-8.0%)
30 days high $0.25 · low $0.23
Volatility · high
EUR€0.23USD$0.23
NM$0.23
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #9,286 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Crab Beast
Morph {4}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls.
3/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
You choose the two target creatures when the triggered ability is put onto the stack. You do not have to choose Chromeshell Crab. You choose whether or not to do the exchange on resolution.
wotc
The exchange fails if either you no longer control your creature or the other creature is now controlled by you.
Context
Last observed at $0.23, down from $0.25 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.49 across 279 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 39 minutes ago at $0.23.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from C19 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Commander 2019* (released August 2019).
Card #81 in Commander 2019.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Crab Beast. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {4}{U} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Morph.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #9,286 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Joseph Meehan. Rarix tracks 303 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Joseph Meehan
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