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Kumena's Speaker

{G}

Creature — Merfolk Shaman

XLNIxalan#196uncommon
Foil

"The same power that drives the river ever onward flows through the roots and branches—to me."

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Johann Bodin
Found in
Ixalan Planeswalker Deck Jace · Explorers of Ixalan Deck River Heralds · 4 more
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another Merfolk or an Island.
1/1
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+10.0%
$0.22
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.40
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 1 printing

Rulings

3 · latest Sep 29, 2017 · one tap opens all
  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    Because damage remains marked on a creature until it’s removed as the turn ends, the damage Kumena’s Speaker takes during combat may become lethal if you no longer control a Merfolk or Island later in the turn.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    Kumena’s Speaker gets only +1/+1 from its ability, no matter how many Merfolk and Islands you control.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    Most nonbasic lands that produce blue mana aren’t Islands. For example, Glacial Fortress isn’t an Island. Some nonbasic lands (such as Irrigated Farmland from the Amonkhet set) do have basic land types printed on the type line and may be Islands.