Kraken of the Straits
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Born of the GodsBNG · #42
- Card type
- Creature — Kraken
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.11 € · ★ 0.66 € · 0.34 $ · ★ 1.87 $
- Mana value
- 7
- Power
- 6
- Toughness
- 6
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Creatures with power less than the number of Islands you control can't block this creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Richard Wright
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2014-02-07
Flavour text
Thassa felt no need to punish the sailors for their folly in crossing the straits. The kraken would do it for her.
Rulings
The number of Islands you control is counted as blockers are declared. Creatures with power less than that number at that time can’t block Kraken of the Straits. Once blockers have been declared, the power of the blocking creatures and the number of Islands you control don’t matter.