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MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #40
Isleback Spawn
shm·#40·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Mark Tedin
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
May '08
18 yr ago
Value
$1.51+$0 (+2.0%)
30 days high $0.51 · low $0.50
Volatility · stable
TIX0.02 tixEUR€0.31USD$0.51
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,918 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Kraken
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
This creature gets +4/+8 as long as a library has twenty or fewer cards in it.
The more deadly the lake monster, the shorter the tale.
4/8
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $0.51, up from $0.50 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.51 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 9 minutes ago at $0.51.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SHM — the lineup includes Foil and 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 *Shadowmoor* (released May 2008).
Card #40 in Shadowmoor.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Creature — Kraken. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {5}{U}{U} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Shroud.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #24,918 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix tracks 1,051 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. Mark Tedin
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