First printed in Urza's Saga (1998)

All 5 prints

Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #55, 2023
The List (PLST) #A25-61, 2019
Masters 25 (A25) #61, 2018
Tenth Edition (10E) #87, 2007
Urza's Saga (USG) #80, 1998

Horseshoe Crab

Creature — Crab

Blue : Untap this creature.

In the final days before the disaster, all the crabs on Tolaria migrated from inlets, streams, and ponds back to the sea. No one took note.

1/3

Illustrated by: Scott Kirschner

Legality

Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

105 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control: Experiment Kraj + Horseshoe Crab + Incubation Druid
Infinite colored mana, Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield: Enduring Vitality + Horseshoe Crab + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Infinite colored mana, Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield: Cryptolith Rite + Horseshoe Crab + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Infinite colored mana: Gilded Lotus + Horseshoe Crab + Mairsil, the Pretender + Quicksilver Elemental
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities: Horseshoe Crab + Omen Hawker + Rex, Cyber-Hound
Infinite mana lands you control can produce: Horseshoe Crab + Incubation Druid + Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Infinite colored mana: Horseshoe Crab + Kami of Whispered Hopes + Mimeoplasm, Revered One
Infinite colored mana: Horseshoe Crab + Kami of Whispered Hopes + Marvin, Murderous Mimic
Infinite colored mana, Put most creature cards from your library onto the battlefield: Horseshoe Crab + Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Paradise Mantle
Infinite colored mana: Horseshoe Crab + Mimeoplasm, Revered One + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

See all 105 on Commander Spellbook

Archetype

Meta

Play it

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

7.3%

12%

Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero

5.6%

Bruce Banner

0.2%

Card

Together

Lift

Breeding Pool

100%

4.4

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

100%

4.4

Birds of Paradise

100%

2.2

Command Tower

100%

1.2

Enduring Vitality

98%

3.6

Tropical Island

98%

2.9

Boseiju, Who Endures

98%

2.2

Misty Rainforest

98%

1.3

Elvish Mystic

97%

5.9

Llanowar Elves

97%

5.1

Deck

Record

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

William Siciliano in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k

5-2
71%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Enver Stading in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline

3-3
50%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Andrew Pancho in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Final Fortune Gaming

3-3
50%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Jeremy Kennedy in DERPYPALOOZA II

2-3
40%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Bradley Tener in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)

2-3
40%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Petr Tejnský in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)

2-3
40%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Minh Nguyen in King of Games Series 19: The Overhaul

2-3
40%

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Chase Morgan in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4

2-4
33%

Deck

Copies

Finish

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Charley Louvierre, 31 Oct

1 main

#3
of 19
1-2

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Braeden Jensen, 31 Oct

1 main

#5
of 32
2-2

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Patrick McCall, 31 Oct

1 main

#33
of 58
0-4

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Cooper McConnell, 31 Oct

1 main

#35
of 58
0-4

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Dakota, 31 Oct

1 main

#37
of 58
0-4

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Theo Bee, 31 Oct

1 main

#40
of 54
0-3

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Anthony Pesch, 31 Oct

1 main

#43
of 54
0-3

Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Jonas Ludwig, 31 Oct

1 main

#15
of 31
0-1

Horseshoe Crab

Legality

Prices

Combos

Commander In 59 of 6520 decks (0.9%), most in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Archetypes by metagame share

Played together with

Best win rate

Latest decks

Deck	Record
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy William Siciliano in FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k	5-2 71%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Enver Stading in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline	3-3 50%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Andrew Pancho in Commander Invitational Qualifier - Final Fortune Gaming	3-3 50%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Jeremy Kennedy in DERPYPALOOZA II	2-3 40%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Bradley Tener in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	2-3 40%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Petr Tejnský in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)	2-3 40%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Minh Nguyen in King of Games Series 19: The Overhaul	2-3 40%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Chase Morgan in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4	2-4 33%

Deck	Copies	Finish
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Charley Louvierre, 31 Oct	1 main	#3 (top 8) of 19 1-2
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Braeden Jensen, 31 Oct	1 main	#5 (top 8) of 32 2-2
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Patrick McCall, 31 Oct	1 main	#33 of 58 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Cooper McConnell, 31 Oct	1 main	#35 of 58 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Dakota, 31 Oct	1 main	#37 of 58 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Theo Bee, 31 Oct	1 main	#40 of 54 0-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Anthony Pesch, 31 Oct	1 main	#43 of 54 0-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Jonas Ludwig, 31 Oct	1 main	#15 of 31 0-1