---
name: "Shell of the Last Kappa"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "269"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Martin"
oracle_id: "a8b24b38-019c-45e7-a5f4-a1bc3014f7a2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shell-of-the-last-kappa-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shell of the Last Kappa
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Artifact

## Oracle Text
{3}, {T}: Exile target instant or sorcery spell that targets you. (The spell has no effect.)
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice Shell of the Last Kappa: You may cast a spell from among cards exiled with Shell of the Last Kappa without paying its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rod of Absorption](/printing/rod-of-absorption-afc.md) — Artifact
2. [Spelljack](/printing/spelljack-jud.md) — Instant
3. [Ice Cauldron](/printing/ice-cauldron-ice.md) — Artifact
4. [Scrollshift](/printing/scrollshift-mom.md) — Instant
5. [Conjurer's Closet](/printing/conjurers-closet-c13.md) — Artifact
6. [Release to the Wind](/printing/release-to-the-wind-prix.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #269
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Martin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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