Spined Megalodon
Creature — Shark
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20382
Spined Megalodon is a 7/7 with ward 3 for seven mana — a reasonably sized, reasonably protected body that does nothing else. Seven mana for a vanilla-adjacent creature is unplayable in any format where better options exist, and better options always exist.
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 |
Spined Megalodon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not the same as playability. In Commander, seven mana buys you creatures that end the game — Spined Megalodon just sits there. In Pauper, the format where bulk creatures occasionally find a home, a seven-drop with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion is far too slow. Across every other format, the competition at this mana value is so far ahead that Spined Megalodon has no realistic home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Spined Megalodon, which tracks for a card with no competitive demand. Bulk rare or bulk common territory is the safe assumption — pick it up for pennies if a tribal Shark or Fish build somehow calls for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.