---
name: "Crackling Triton"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "8a327626-ce42-4ef8-8869-3468960c671e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crackling-triton-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crackling Triton
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3

## Oracle Text
{2}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.

> *Er befehligt die Strömungen im Meer und den Strom in den Wolken.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rootwater Hunter](/printing/rootwater-hunter-tpr.md) — Creature — Merfolk
2. [Wavecrash Triton](/printing/wavecrash-triton-ths.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Razorfin Hunter](/printing/razorfin-hunter-prm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Goblin
4. [Triton Shorethief](/printing/triton-shorethief-ths.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
5. [Benthic Criminologists](/printing/benthic-criminologists-mkm.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Scorched Rusalka](/printing/scorched-rusalka-ddk.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`