---
name: "Monstrosity of the Lake"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Kraken"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Islandcycling", "Landcycling", "Typecycling", "Cycling"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "105"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ben Wootten"
oracle_id: "c5f52c7f-5dba-4d4c-8acc-068732964031"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/monstrosity-of-the-lake-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Monstrosity of the Lake
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Kraken
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/6
- **Keywords:** Islandcycling, Landcycling, Typecycling, Cycling

## Oracle Text
When Monstrosity of the Lake enters, you may pay {5}. If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shipbreaker Kraken](/printing/shipbreaker-kraken-cmr.md) — Creature — Kraken
2. [Grappling Kraken](/printing/grappling-kraken-fdn.md) — Creature — Kraken
3. [The Watcher in the Water](/printing/the-watcher-in-the-water-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Kraken
4. [Sealock Monster](/printing/sealock-monster-plst.md) — Creature — Octopus
5. [Scourge of Fleets](/printing/scourge-of-fleets-pjou.md) — Creature — Kraken
6. [Tolarian Kraken](/printing/tolarian-kraken-plst.md) — Creature — Kraken

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #105
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ben Wootten
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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