My god, all the ruling on it suggest that somebody must have actually played it in a tournament at one point 0.0
TheSuperbloop
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Its a freaking shark...
Tommy9898
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
The very last ruling down at the bottom... has a typo. It says "hets" I think they mean "gets"
Treima
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
Who'd have thought SHARKS would be so darn complicated they require the tiny 4-point font.
achilleselbow
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(6 votes)
So...for 6 mana you get a 4/4 wall...that under ridiculously improbable circumstances (how the hell is blue gonna deal damage to a creature before the combat phase?) becomes a Craw Wurm with trample. Got it.
I do like how awfully situational cards were back in the day. People should play against each other with decks consisting solely of cards like this. It could either be really interesting or really tedious.
Guest1162619373
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Magic used to be, you know, a casual game where players didn't just pick the latest net-deck so they could win tournaments, and cards like this don't have rulings because they ever saw tournament play where something like this came up, but because something came up in a casual game that was queried to Wizards staff years ago when someone might have actually played this in a casual deck.
...but... so much flavour! He goes all blood frenzy, man!
This card is way cooler than any dopey Baneslayer Angel and you know it.
blindthrall
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
achilleselbow: As has been said, Prodigal Sorcerer. And to answer your question,(been playing since The Dark) tedious. Really freaking tedious. No idea how this game got off the ground, really, nor why I liked it in the first place. It only got worse with Fallen Empires. Monoblack ruled the day (discard) and white was laughable. Urza's block was overpowered to keep people playing, I think.
tcollins
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(6 votes)
da dum..da dum...dum dum dum dum dum dum dum dum
*Jaws theme continues playing*
HoboNumber4
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
Might not be the most *effective* win condition, but you're definitely winning REAL LIFE if you use Giant Shark. I mean, he's like the champ. Look at him.
Kryptnyt
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
If you play a storm crow on turn 2, then it had better be with something other than islands. In the 20 more turns it takes to peck me down to 1, this guy will eat you alive. I'm serious.
Crag-Hack
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
That flavor is on par with floodgate. Like all islandhomers however, this card is garbage.
kiriyama9000
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(5 votes)
I'M A SHAAARK! I'M A SHAAAAARRRRRRK! !KCID YM KCUS I'M A SHARK!
finulanu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Look, I know that blue isn't about creatures, but this "cannot attack unless target player controls an island" thing is just awful.
Radagast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Wow... they managed to make Sea Serpent WORSE! Great job, guys. Same horrid drawback as the Serpent and you get-1/-1 in exchange for an ability that will rarely ever trigger. And even if it does, you end up with a 6/4 trampler, which is about on par with what the Sea Serpent starts at?! Argh.
Richochet_Shaman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I wish someone would send a thousand of these to commander cast. ...wait a minute... XD
Cyberium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Fishes are friend, not food.
shotoku64
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I am serious, this would be a great card for the core set. Tell me why I'm wrong
InternetNinjacy
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You know what? I would accept Islandhome as a drawback if I could make myself a SHARK deck. Sometimes I'm so happy that I play casual too.
Goatllama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
BLOOD IN THE WATER
OrphanerDualscar
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
brb buying 300 and making a suit out of them
Continue
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
So he's a 4/4 islandhome for ? That can only conditionally become a 6/4 trample?
That's really bad even by 1994 standards.
Cyber_Squirrel
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
In theory you could play Lure on it, then overload Electrickery to make it almost kind-of useful.
Guest392185251
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Oh Giant Shark, you will always be the apex predator of my heart. XOXO
GnarkillAU
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Man kids these days. Do you not get it? It's a shark. That is gnarly. Yes times have changed and it would be silly to play this in any kind of competitive level, but Magic is so much better when it provides a challenge not just in beating down your opponents but working out how to use your own bizarre and unwieldy deck. Blue creatures are still weaker than other creatures to this day, are you really surprised they had creatures like this back in The Dark ages of Magic? 3.5/5, because if ever I drafted The Dark, I would see this dude and I would be like, hey shark buddy, I had an internet rant about you, you're comin' home with me.
Comments (27)
It says "hets" I think they mean "gets"
I do like how awfully situational cards were back in the day. People should play against each other with decks consisting solely of cards like this. It could either be really interesting or really tedious.
This card is way cooler than any dopey Baneslayer Angel and you know it.
*Jaws theme continues playing*
Tell me why I'm wrong
That's really bad even by 1994 standards.
Yes times have changed and it would be silly to play this in any kind of competitive level, but Magic is so much better when it provides a challenge not just in beating down your opponents but working out how to use your own bizarre and unwieldy deck. Blue creatures are still weaker than other creatures to this day, are you really surprised they had creatures like this back in The Dark ages of Magic? 3.5/5, because if ever I drafted The Dark, I would see this dude and I would be like, hey shark buddy, I had an internet rant about you, you're comin' home with me.