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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Oracle 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.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken is a huge blue value engine that fits best in a control or big-mana tempo shell, where its repeated bounce can keep opponents off balance while you set up. Entering as a 6/8 for eight mana already gives you a threatening body, but the real power is that every spell with mana value 6 or greater becomes a tempo swing by returning any nonland permanent to hand. That means you want a deck packed with expensive haymakers, extra turn spells, hefty card draw, or oversized artifacts and enchantments to trigger Brinelin repeatedly. In Commander, it pairs especially well with cheap ramp and ways to recast big spells, since every replayed finisher doubles as interaction. As a partner commander, it also rewards building around a second color for protection or additional acceleration, letting you maintain pressure while repeatedly clearing away blockers, engines, or problem permanents without committing to hard removal.
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Character Background
Brinelin, the Moon Kraken is a huge blue value engine that fits best in a control or big-mana tempo shell, where its repeated bounce can keep opponents off balance while you set up. Entering as a 6/8 for eight mana already gives you a threatening body, but the real power is that every spell with mana value 6 or greater becomes a tempo swing by returning any nonland permanent to hand. That means you want a deck packed with expensive haymakers, extra turn spells, hefty card draw, or oversized artifacts and enchantments to trigger Brinelin repeatedly. In Commander, it pairs especially well with cheap ramp and ways to recast big spells, since every replayed finisher doubles as interaction. As a partner commander, it also rewards building around a second color for protection or additional acceleration, letting you maintain pressure while repeatedly clearing away blockers, engines, or problem permanents without committing to hard removal.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 16:20:44 UTC