Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle: Legendary Creature - Leviathan Crab, Zendikar Rising. Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost 2 more to cast. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Leviathan Crab
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 0/17
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Zendikar Rising (ZNR)
- Released
- 2020-09-25
- Collector number
- 49
- Artist
- Viktor Titov
- Commander rank
- 3,659 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue legendary creature from Zendikar Rising (ZNR), an expansion set released in September 2020. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by Viktor Titov. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 0/17 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Spells your opponents cast that target Charix cost {2} more to cast.
{3}: Charix gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of Islands you control.
Zendikar's seas are deeper than anyone can fathom.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.56 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Charix, the Raging Isle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Charix, the Raging Isle
Charix, the Raging Isle has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1927 | Rare | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83736 | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #49p | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #49s | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #325 | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #386 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Charix, the Raging Isle, newest first.
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Charix), then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
- An opponent's spell that targets Charix more than once costs only {2} more to cast.
- Each time you activate Charix's last ability, the value of X for that instance of the ability is determined only as that ability resolves. Once that happens, the size of the power-and-toughness change for that instance of the ability won't change later in the turn, even if the number of Islands you control does change.
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