Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Isleback Spawn
Shadowmoor · #40 · rare · 2008
Creature — Kraken
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Market reference
$0.51
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 40 / 302
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Mark Tedin
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-05-02
About this card
Mana cost: {5}{U}{U}
Type: Creature — Kraken
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.) This creature gets +4/+8 as long as a library has twenty or fewer cards in it.
"The more deadly the lake monster, the shorter the tale."
Keywords: Shroud
P/T: 4/8
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.51 |
| USD (foil) | $5.00 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.33 |
| EUR (foil) | €3.18 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Isleback Spawn is real?
Isleback Spawn is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Isleback Spawn worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Isleback Spawn is $0.51; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Isleback Spawn from?
Isleback Spawn is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shadowmoor" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Isleback Spawn?
Isleback Spawn is a rare card in the Shadowmoor set.
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Other Isleback Spawn printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
