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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Legendary Creature — Kraken · 6UU
Color identity: Blue
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Brinelin enters and whenever you cast a spell with mana value 6 or greater, you may return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Brinelin, the Moon Kraken: 35
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🛠️ Build a deck for Brinelin, the Moon Kraken 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (53/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed50
- Interaction98
- Resilience77
- Closing22
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Island)
Stormsurge Kraken · Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep · Sol Ring · Spawning Kraken · Tromokratis · Scourge of Fleets · Shipbreaker Kraken · Deep-Sea Kraken · Hullbreaker Horror · Serpent of Yawning Depths · Stormtide Leviathan · Kraken of the Straits · Lorthos, the Tidemaker · Monstrosity of the Lake · Nadir Kraken · Sapphire Medallion · Sky Diamond · Whelming Wave · Breaching Leviathan · Aetherize · Charix, the Raging Isle · Colossal Whale · Counterspell · Inkwell Leviathan · Kefnet's Monument · Thran Dynamo · Cancel · Gearseeker Serpent · Negate · Quest for Ula's Temple · Reservoir Kraken · Voracious Greatshark · Arcane Signet · Biblioplex Kraken · Caged Sun · Gilded Lotus · High Tide · Kraken Hatchling · Kraken's Eye · Mind Stone · Ominous Seas · Tolarian Kraken · Hedron Archive · Kiora Bests the Sea God · Nezahal, Primal Tide · Starwinder · Archmage's Charm · Deepchannel Mentor · Dreamstone Hedron · Engulf the Shore · Grozoth · Isleback Spawn · Mana Drain · Opt · Sea-Dasher Octopus · Crush of Tentacles · Cyclonic Rift · Eluge, the Shoreless Sea · Icebreaker Kraken · Reality Shift · Rewind · Spined Megalodon · Swiftfoot Boots · Thought Vessel · Mystic Sanctuary · Temple of the False God · Myriad Landscape · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Castle Vantress · Otawara, Soaring City · Moonring Island
🃏 Recommended cards for Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Brinelin, the Moon Kraken, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Stormsurge Kraken | 85% | +84% |
| Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep | 80% | +79% |
| Spawning Kraken | 80% | +79% |
| Tromokratis | 80% | +79% |
| Shipbreaker Kraken | 75% | +74% |
| Serpent of Yawning Depths | 70% | +69% |
| Deep-Sea Kraken | 70% | +69% |
| Kraken of the Straits | 65% | +65% |
| Lorthos, the Tidemaker | 65% | +64% |
| Scourge of Fleets | 75% | +64% |
| Monstrosity of the Lake | 65% | +64% |
| Stormtide Leviathan | 70% | +64% |
| Whelming Wave | 65% | +61% |
| Nadir Kraken | 65% | +60% |
| Breaching Leviathan | 60% | +59% |
| Colossal Whale | 55% | +54% |
| Charix, the Raging Isle | 55% | +53% |
| Inkwell Leviathan | 55% | +53% |
| Gearseeker Serpent | 50% | +50% |
| Quest for Ula's Temple | 50% | +50% |
| Voracious Greatshark | 50% | +49% |
| Reservoir Kraken | 50% | +49% |
| Kefnet's Monument | 55% | +49% |
| Hullbreaker Horror | 70% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Stormsurge Kraken
- Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
- Tromokratis
- Shipbreaker Kraken
- Deep-Sea Kraken
- Kraken of the Straits
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Serpent of Yawning Depths
- Breaching Leviathan
- Quest for Ula's Temple
- Hullbreaker Horror
- Thran Dynamo
- Kiora Bests the Sea God
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Spawning Kraken
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Kelpie Guide + Freed from the Real → Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
- Nexus of Fate + Isochron Scepter + Mystical Tutor → Infinite turns, Skip your draw steps, Lock
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Frequently asked questions
What is Brinelin, the Moon Kraken's color identity?
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Brinelin, the Moon Kraken come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 7.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 54 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck run?
Real Brinelin, the Moon Kraken decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Brinelin, the Moon Kraken?
The three highest-synergy cards are Stormsurge Kraken, Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep, Spawning Kraken. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Brinelin, the Moon Kraken decks.
What combos does Brinelin, the Moon Kraken have?
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Brinelin, the Moon Kraken deck cost?
You can start cheap: Stormsurge Kraken, Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep, Tromokratis are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.