---
name: "Pouncing Shoreshark"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Shark Beast"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mutate", "Flash"]
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "38630f89-bc22-49b2-b97e-d31a5169decc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pouncing-shoreshark-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pouncing Shoreshark
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Shark Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Mutate, Flash

## Oracle Text
Mutate {3}{U} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Flash
Whenever this creature mutates, you may return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sea-Dasher Octopus](/printing/sea-dasher-octopus-hbg.md) — Creature — Octopus
2. [Lore Drakkis](/printing/lore-drakkis-iko.md) — Creature — Lizard Beast
3. [Archipelagore](/printing/archipelagore-iko.md) — Creature — Leviathan
4. [Otrimi, the Ever-Playful](/printing/otrimi-the-ever-playful-c20.md) — Legendary Creature — Nightmare Beast
5. [Boneyard Lurker](/printing/boneyard-lurker-iko.md) — Creature — Nightmare Beast
6. [Necropanther](/printing/necropanther-iko.md) — Creature — Cat Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #64
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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