Surf the Sunken Shoals
Restless Reef offers tactile utility in decks that want both fixing and a surprise attacker. Restless Reef enters the battlefield tapped and can tap for either blue or black mana, so it pulls its weight early and smooths out draws. With a paid activation you turn it into a 4/4 blue and black Shark creature with deathtouch until end of turn. That flexibility makes it a functional land and a combat piece when you need to pressure life totals or deter blocks.
As a borderless print from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan this Restless Reef blends set flavor with playability. When it attacks the defending player mills four cards, so it slots neatly into mill or control shells that can leverage battlefield presence and graveyard resources at once. Experienced players will value the timing window it creates and the way it turns a land drop into a threatening tempo play.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — None
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Card Type — Land
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — Restless Reef enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. {2}{U}{B}: Until end of turn, Restless Reef becomes a 4/4 blue and black Shark creature with deathtouch. It’s still a land. Whenever Restless Reef attacks, target player mills four cards.
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Power / Toughness — 4/4 (when it is a creature)