Shoal Kraken
Creature — Kraken
Constellation — Whenever an enchantment you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #21741
Shoal Kraken puts a 3/3 Kraken token into play every time you draw your second card each turn — a repeatable, low-maintenance engine that snowballs fast in any deck that draws aggressively. The Watcher in the Water it is not, but at eight mana you're buying consistent token production stapled to a 6/6 body, and that rate earns its slot in the right shell.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Shoal Kraken is a Commander card through and through — the eight-mana cost is a non-starter in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where the game is often over before you could plausibly cast it. In those sixty-card formats it has no competitive application. Commander is where the math works: ramp buys you to eight, wheels and loot effects trigger the token clause repeatedly, and a 6/6 body is large enough to matter on a battlefield full of four-mana value pieces.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Watcher in the WaterEnchanted EveningShoal Kraken
Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Near-infinite creature tokens
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Shoal Kraken is deep bulk — zero barrier to picking up a copy or two for a themed build. Bulk rares with narrow conditions rarely appreciate, so treat it as a free inclusion rather than a pickup with upside.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Watcher in the Water
- Enchanted Evening
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.