MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #906

Nadir Kraken

DIGITAL ONLY

hbg·#906·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Dan Murayama Scott

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '22

4 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,533 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Kraken

Whenever you draw a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.

2/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-01-24wotc

You choose whether to pay {1} after drawing the card and seeing what it is. If you draw multiple cards, you see them all before deciding how many of the resulting triggers you'll pay {1} for.

2020-01-24wotc

If Nadir Kraken leaves the battlefield after its ability has triggered, you can still pay {1} and get a Tentacle, even though you won't put a +1/+1 counter on Nadir Kraken.

2020-01-24wotc

While resolving Nadir Kraken's ability, you can't pay {1} multiple times to create multiple Tentacles or to give it multiple +1/+1 counters.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HBG — 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.

Card #906 of *Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2022 Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate release.

Card type: Creature — Kraken, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,533 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott. Rarix catalogs 1,317 other cards credited to this artist.