Shambleshark
Creature — Shark Crab
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22146
Shambleshark is a 3/3 flash creature for two mana with a hard condition — it can only be cast during combat — which means it's a combat trick that leaves a body behind. The restriction is real enough that it rarely makes the cut over unconditional flash threats, but in decks that want to ambush attackers and keep the pressure, it pulls its weight.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Shambleshark is a role-player in niche flash-creature or combat-trick builds — not a staple, but not embarrassing in a deck explicitly built around instant-speed threats. In Pauper it competes in a commons pool full of better two-drop options, and the combat-only restriction makes it difficult to justify over more flexible flash creatures. Modern, Legacy, and Vintage all have such a high power ceiling that a conditional 3/3 doesn't register. Pioneer is the same story — the format's aggro and tempo decks have cleaner options at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Shambleshark is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. It will stay in this range indefinitely; there's no competitive demand pushing it anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.