---
name: "Marauding Brinefang"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Dinosaur"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Islandcycling", "Landcycling", "Ward", "Typecycling", "Cycling"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "cbbd507e-06da-4b47-befc-61db8c92539e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/marauding-brinefang-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Marauding Brinefang
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Dinosaur
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/7
- **Keywords:** Islandcycling, Landcycling, Ward, Typecycling, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Ward {3} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {3}.)
Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

> *Resulta mucho más laborioso descifrar glifos antiguos si se encuentran en el cuerpo de un superdepredador.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #64
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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