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Isleback Spawn

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Kraken

Shadowmoor·shm #40·Rare·2008·Art by Mark Tedin
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Isleback Spawn
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Oracle Text

(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.

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Print Details

Set
Shadowmoor (SHM)
Number
#40
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Mark Tedin
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.48
USD Foil
$5.00
EUR
€0.29
EUR Foil
€2.92
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

5/1/2008·wotc

It doesn't matter which library has twenty or fewer cards in it, and you don't have to specify a library. If multiple libraries have twenty or fewer cards in them, Isleback Spawn will still get its bonus only once.

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