---
name: "Thing from the Deep"
mana_cost: "{6}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Creature — Leviathan"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "9542bd7f-bb99-4b59-a4e3-b88ed9f798bf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thing-from-the-deep-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Thing from the Deep
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Creature — Leviathan
- **Power/Toughness:** 9/9

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice an Island.

> *Seafarers fear sailing off the world's edge not so much as down its gullet.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Leviathan](/printing/leviathan-btd.md) — Creature — Leviathan
2. [Jokulmorder](/printing/jokulmorder-csp.md) — Creature — Leviathan
3. [Deep-Sea Serpent](/printing/deep-sea-serpent-por.md) — Creature — Serpent
4. [Deep-Sea Terror](/printing/deep-sea-terror-ori.md) — Creature — Serpent
5. [Summon: Leviathan](/printing/summon-leviathan-pfin.md) — Enchantment Creature — Saga Leviathan
6. [Sea Serpent](/printing/sea-serpent-leb.md) — Creature — Serpent

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #68
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 10 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: `legal`