Kraken's Eye
Artifact
DSTDarksteel#126uncommon
Foil
Bright as a mirror, dark as the sea.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
- Illustrator
- Alan Pollack
- Found in
- Darksteel MTGO Redemption Foil · Darksteel MTGO Redemption · Darksteel Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may gain 1 life.
Plays as: Lifegain Source
Market · per finishspark updated 18h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.20
$0.06 low$0.05 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.73
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.20as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.25L $0.15since Feb 2024$0.06
$0.01
$0.05+83% · normal spread
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Low: tcgplayer
Buylist: cardkingdom
Foil
$0.73as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.84L $0.34since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.08
$0.02+20% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.11· across 9 printings
Rulings
2 · latest Oct 1, 2009 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 1, 2009
If a player casts a blue spell, Kraken’s Eye’s ability triggers and is put on the stack on top of that spell. Kraken’s Eye’s ability will resolve (causing you to gain 1 life) before the spell does.
- WotCOct 1, 2009
The ability triggers whenever any player, not just you, casts a blue spell.