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◇ Catalog #72

Shipbreaker Kraken

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#72·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Jack Wang

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,246 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Creature — Kraken

{6}{U}{U}: Monstrosity 4. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put four +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.) When this creature becomes monstrous, tap up to four target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps for as long as you control this creature.

6/6

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2013-09-15wotc

An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.

2013-09-15wotc

If you lose control of Shipbreaker Kraken between when its last ability triggers and when that ability resolves, the target creatures will become tapped. However, they won't be affected by the other effect and will untap as normal during their controllers' untap steps.

2013-09-15wotc

Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — 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 #72 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Creature — Kraken, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{U}{U} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Monstrosity.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #8,246 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jack Wang. Rarix catalogs 240 other cards credited to this artist.