Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Shore Snapper
Shards of Alara · #87 · common · 2008
Creature — Beast
Listings
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Market reference
$0.07
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 87 / 250
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Dave Kendall
- Colors
- B (identity: BU)
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-10-03
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}
Type: Creature — Beast
{U}: This creature gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
"Kathari, the sickly aven of Grixis, have learned that the corpses by the shoreline are more trap than treat."
P/T: 2/2
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) | $0.07 |
| USD (foil) | $0.25 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.06 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.18 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Shore Snapper is real?
Shore Snapper 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 Shore Snapper worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Shore Snapper is $0.07; 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 Shore Snapper from?
Shore Snapper is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shards of Alara" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Shore Snapper?
Shore Snapper is a common card in the Shards of Alara set.
