First printed in Core Set 2021 (2020)
Creature — Kraken
Whenever you draw a card, you may pay . When you do, you may tap or untap target creature.
"It's contemplative, resourceful, and original. Everything else aside, it's the perfect student."
—Naban, dean of iteration
4/6
- Illustrated by
- Svetlin Velinov
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If a spell or ability causes you to put a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn.
- While resolving Tolarian Kraken's ability, you can't pay more than
to tap or untap more than one creature.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
105 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Alaundo the Seer + Teferi's Ageless Insight + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Tolarian Kraken + Unctus, Grand Metatect
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Alaundo the Seer + Thought Reflection + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers: Arcanis the Omnipotent + Palladium Myr + Tolarian Kraken
- Near-infinite card draw for all players, Near-infinite draw triggers for all players…: Selvala, Explorer Returned + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Gran-Gran + Relic of Legends + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Gran-Gran + Paradise Mantle + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers: Arcanis the Omnipotent + Gyre Engineer + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Gran-Gran + Honor-Worn Shaku + Tolarian Kraken
- Infinite card draw for all players, Infinite draw triggers for all players…: Kwain, Itinerant Meddler + Palladium Myr + Teferi's Ageless Insight + Tolarian Kraken