Giant Shark

The Dark • #29 • common

Creature — Shark |

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Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

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Giant Shark

The Dark • #29 • common

Current Valuation

$0.31

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Rarity

common

Set Origin

DRK

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#25,654

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Creature — Shark

Color Identity Blue

Power / Toughness 4 / 4

🖋️ Curator's Notes

This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.

Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature that has been dealt damage this turn, this creature gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.

When you control no Islands, sacrifice this creature.

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Official Judge Precedents

4 Precedents

2004-10-04

The bonus happens when a previously damaged creature becomes a blocker and the bonus is not removed if that creature is removed from the blocking situation by any means.

2004-10-04

Giant Shark only gains its bonus if the blocking creature was damaged before blocking was declared. Damaging the creature later will not give the Shark the bonus.

2004-10-04

Giant Shark gets the bonus once for each creature it blocks or is blocked by that meets the criteria.

2004-10-04

If a creature enters a blocking situation with the Giant Shark due to being part of a banded group of attackers, the Shark will get the bonus if that creature is damaged at that time.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 1994-08-01

Set Name: The Dark

Artist Reference: Tom Wänerstrand

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing