Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
C18Commander 2018/#38/2018Rare
Colour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
ManaPool$0.52
TCGplayer$0.67
Card Kingdom$1.79
Cardmarket€1.19
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.72
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.79High $2.49Low $1.79▼ 10.1%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.67TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 3.1%90d▲ 4.7%
90d high
$0.67
90d low
$0.63
Paper printings priced
7
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.67
Commander 2018
- Up 3.1% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.67.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (7 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Legendary Creature — Kraken
Arixmethes enters tapped with five slumber counters on it.
As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.
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Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (7)
wotc7 Aug 2020
While Arixmethes is a land, it's still green and blue, it's still legendary, and its mana value is still 4.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Once Arixmethes is a creature again, it can attack on the same turn as long as you've controlled it since your most recent turn began.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Arixmethes can tap for mana the turn it enters the battlefield as long as it has slumber counters on it. If you can figure out how to untap it, that is.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Arixmethes can't be played as a land.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Arixmethes isn't a land until after it has entered the battlefield. Effects such as that of Blood Moon won't affect its enters-the-battlefield ability. Similarly, replacement effects that modify how creatures you control enter the battlefield will see Arixmethes entering as a creature rather than a land. However, triggered abilities (such as landfall abilities) will see that a land has entered the battlefield and not a creature.
wotc7 Aug 2020
Arixmethes's effect causing it to be a land overwrites any earlier effects that gave it additional types. For example, a Phyrexian Metamorph that copies Arixmethes will be a land, not an artifact land, until its slumber counters are removed.
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About this card
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle is a Legendary Creature — Kraken, with mana cost {2}{G}{U} (mana value 4). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.67 (up 3.1% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle FAQ
How much is Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle is $0.67. It is up 3.1% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.63 to $0.67.
What is the cheapest printing of Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2018 at $0.67 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Multiverse Legends at $299.95 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle are there?
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from C18 #38, released 2018-08-10.
What is the newest printing of Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DSC #211, released 2024-09-27.
Is Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle legal in Commander?
Yes, Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle legal in Modern?
Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.