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Kraken of the Straits

{5}{U}{U}

Creature — Kraken

BNGBorn of the Gods#42uncommon

Thassa felt no need to punish the sailors for their folly in crossing the straits. The kraken would do it for her.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1067
Illustrator
Richard Wright
Found in
Born of the Gods MTGO Redemption · Born of the Gods MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#13,819
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Creatures with power less than the number of Islands you control can't block this creature.
6/6
Market · per finishspark updated 22m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+26.9%
$0.33
$0.05 low$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.5%
$1.91
$0.44 low$0.24 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.33· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Feb 1, 2014
  • WotCFeb 1, 2014

    The number of Islands you control is counted as blockers are declared. Creatures with power less than that number at that time can’t block Kraken of the Straits. Once blockers have been declared, the power of the blocking creatures and the number of Islands you control don’t matter.