First printed in Ixalan (2017)
Creature — Dinosaur
Flash
Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it. (It must survive the damage to get the counter.)
Lurking beneath the murky waters of Ixalan's rivers, sailbacks can rip a meal off the shore in the blink of an eye.
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Dan Murayama Scott
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If multiple sources deal damage to a creature with an enrage ability at the same time, most likely because multiple creatures blocked that creature, the enrage ability triggers only once.
- If lethal damage is dealt to a creature with an enrage ability, that ability triggers. The creature with that enrage ability leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, so it won’t be affected by the resolving ability.
Prices
Paper price: €0.15 / $0.19 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Snapping Sailback + Warstorm Surge
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Pandemonium + Snapping Sailback
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite colorless mana…: Animation Module + Ashnod's Altar + Snapping Sailback + Terror of the Peaks