---
name: "Shore Snapper"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "c5e2ed91-edd2-47ec-809e-3e4a4245e2ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shore-snapper-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shore Snapper
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{U}: This creature gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

> *Kathari, the sickly aven of Grixis, have learned that the corpses by the shoreline are more trap than treat.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Devouring Deep](/printing/devouring-deep-leg.md) — Creature — Fish
2. [Harbor Serpent](/printing/harbor-serpent-m12.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Deeptread Merrow](/printing/deeptread-merrow-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue
4. [Rishadan Dockhand](/printing/rishadan-dockhand-pmh2.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Merfolk Seastalkers](/printing/merfolk-seastalkers-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Scout
6. [Benthic Behemoth](/printing/benthic-behemoth-7ed.md) — Creature — Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #87
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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