Shorecrasher Elemental
Creature — Elemental
: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield face down under its owner's control.
: This creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #27190
Shorecrasher Elemental is a flexible, self-protecting threat that can grow or phase out in response to removal — all for three mana in a mono-blue shell. The payoff is real, but it's locked to devotion strategies; outside that context, it's an overcosted 3/3 with upside you'll never trigger.
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 |
Shorecrasher Elemental sees virtually no play in competitive formats like Modern or Legacy, where a three-mana 3/3 with a devotion payoff can't compete with the card quality available. In Pioneer, mono-blue devotion is a real archetype and Shorecrasher Elemental is a functional piece of that shell alongside Thassa, God of the Sea and Master of Waves — its phase-out and pump abilities both matter in a deck built around it. Commander is where it shows up most casually, slotting into mono-blue devotion builds where the blue pip density makes the activated abilities consistently relevant. Outside dedicated devotion decks in any format, it's too conditional to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Shorecrasher Elemental is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of for Pioneer devotion or a Commander singleton without a second thought. It's a narrow card with a small audience, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.