Voracious Greatshark
Creature — Shark
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, counter target artifact or creature spell.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #11857
Voracious Greatshark counters any spell with a power-5-or-greater creature as the price of admission — a hard counter stapled to a 5/4 flash body that closes games as readily as it stops them. Five mana is real, but the split payoff of permanent spell denial plus an immediate threat makes it a genuine two-for-one, and Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark turns even the counterspell trigger into wheel-fueled damage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark cares about sharks by name, so Voracious Greatshark drops into the partner pair's tribal engine as both a counterspell and a body that synergizes with Shabraz's pump trigger.
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
Rashmi, Eternities Crafter rewards casting spells on opponents' turns, and Voracious Greatshark's flash lets you hold up the counter on any opponent's turn, then trigger Rashmi to cascade into the next threat for free.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Voracious Greatshark earns its slot in blue spell-based decks that can reliably field a 5-power creature — the cost is real, but the combination of hard counter and 5/4 flash body is legitimate card advantage in a format where single cards need to pull weight across multiple turns. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, the five-mana cost is prohibitive next to Counterspell, Force of Negation, and free interaction, so Voracious Greatshark sees essentially zero play there. Pioneer is marginally friendlier on density of options, but the same curve problem applies. Voracious Greatshark's home is squarely in Commander, where the body's staying power and the tribal shark tag open up niche synergies that no other counterspell can replicate.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Voracious Greatshark, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. As an uncommon with narrow competitive appeal, it typically sits in bulk or near-bulk range — worth picking up if you see it in a binder.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brallin, Skyshark Rider // Shabraz, the Skyshark
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.