Grappling Kraken

Grappling Kraken

Creature — Kraken

Mana cost: {4}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever a land you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it.

triggered —

triggered — puts a counter on it

Causes: tap a creature, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: a land enters the battlefield.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Grappling Kraken onto the battlefield from your library

12 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Kraken deals combat damage — 82 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

  1. Spawning Kraken — When Grappling Kraken deals combat damage, Spawning Kraken makes a token

a creature becomes tapped — 565 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When a creature becomes tapped thanks to Grappling Kraken:

  1. Stinging Licid — deals 2 damage
  2. Gideon's Avenger — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Lust for War — deals 3 damage
  4. Insolence — deals 2 damage
  5. Seizures — deals 3 damage
  6. Betrayal — draws you 1 card
  7. Spirit Shackle — puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Palliation Accord — puts a palliation counter on itself
  9. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  10. Don't Move — kills a creature

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put a land onto the battlefield — 1,560 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  2. Sunken Palace — When Sunken Palace enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  3. Staff of Titania — When a Forest or Dryad enters thanks to Staff of Titania, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  4. Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus — When a land enters thanks to Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  5. Sword of the Animist — When a land enters thanks to Sword of the Animist, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  6. Explorer's Scope — When a land enters thanks to Explorer's Scope, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  7. Dragon-Cursed Halls — When Dragon-Cursed Halls enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  8. Abstergo Entertainment — When Abstergo Entertainment enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  9. Great Hall of the Biblioplex — When Great Hall of the Biblioplex enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Hall of Oracles — When Hall of Oracles enters, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls

1,550 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Grappling Kraken, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When Grappling Kraken attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

111 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When Grappling Kraken attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

182 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When Grappling Kraken blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  5. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  6. Dwindle — kills a creature
  7. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When Grappling Kraken attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

When Grappling Kraken enters:

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  4. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  5. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  6. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  7. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

298 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Grappling Kraken is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Grappling Kraken enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

41 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.