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Kraken of the Straits

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Kraken of the Straits

Comments (11)

MasterOfCruelties
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
After years of underwhelming blue sea serpents and fatties, It's hard to comprehend that a 6/6 for 7 in blue has a useful ability.
DaLucaray
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
With Kiora, Whelming Wave, and all the other krakens and leviathans in the set, I feel like Sea Monster tribal casual is waiting to be made.
Lord_of_Tresserhorn
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)
Nice for limited. artwork sucks mightily, especially compared to the fantastic pieces on many BNG cards.
SpaceMagic
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
This is exactly how I feel when there's a 3D-rendered vehicle in an animated Disney film. Sticks out like a sore thumb. I understand that, by this logic, Cars 2 is a nauseating mess, but that would have been the case anyway.
Ferlord
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
As long as you're playing mono-blue, this is very similar to Tidal Kraken. A rare that wasn't really that weak.

Watch out for it in limited. I mean, REALLY go out of your way to snatch these. Hate draft them. Splash blue. I don't care. A 6/6 coming at you where you usually need a tougher blocker to block it is simply TERRIFYING.
NinStarRune
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Creature — Giant Homarid
Purplerooster
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Just watch out for pump spells that could engender a surprise block.
Aelvr
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
As with the other sea monsters in this set, I can't help but wonder why none of them have islandwalk--especially this one. It's like WotC thought Sealock Monster was a mistake. The only mistake was to not print islandwalkers in its block.

I know I need islandwalk support, but I still prefer Harbor Serpent to this. And it's a common. Not to mention it isn't competing with Colossal Whale and Tromokratis for mana slots.
Tiggurix
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Ia Ia, Cthulhu Fhtagn! Best artwork in the set, hands down.
BellicoseBreakfast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Unacceptably bad artwork.

Why is Wizards allowing 3D? It's hideous.
Phelplan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Huh. I actually don't mind this artwork. On the other hand I like variety and real artwork too. I miss the days of Ian Miller, Christopher Rush, Richard Kane Ferguson, and others. I can't be the only one.