Fish

For the Deck Archetype, see Vintage Fish deck.

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A devouring deep. Art by Liz Danforth.

Fish is a blue creature type used for any gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animal that lacks limbs with digits. Included in this definition are Lampreys, and cartilaginous fishes like sharks, rays and mantas. Related race are Leviathans and Merfolk.

The first creature to bear the type Fish was Manta Ray in Weatherlight (though the Devouring Deep from Legends was later issued errata to become Fish as well).

Storyline

Dominaria

A devouring deep was under the command of the wizard Coldraith of Golthonor. In the year 1281 by the Reckoning of the Sages of Minorad, the creature attacked people led by the Marked Cleric. Caliphear the Nightmare and Altair of Coloni forced it to reveal its master was Coldraith. The devouring deep was afraid of merfolk assassins.

Desert rays are sand-colored creatures that inhabit the Sukurvian Desert. They are fourty feet long and are related to manta rays. In prerevisionist continuity they were used by the Sand Warriors for transportation.

On Otaria, people used the Slipstream Eel as means of underwater transportation.

Innistrad

When Emrakul was drawn to Innistrad by Nahiri, several fishermen found themselves fused to their prey, creating large abominations that roamed the sea.

Ixalan

The Stormwrack Sea between Ixalan and Torrezon is home to several gigantic forms of fish, like the Fleet Swallower who is sometimes mistaken for an island.

Mercadia

The swamps of Mercadia are home to the Quagmire Lamprey.

Mirrodin

Several fishes on Mirrodin were also airborne. Most lived near the Quicksilver Sea, but many were driven from their homes when the plane became phyrexianized.

Rath

The Rootwater on Rath was infested with piranhas and sharks.

Ravnica

Electric eels live in the sewers of Ravnica's Undercity.(

Fish´ are also a favorite of the Simic in their creation of Krasis.

Shandalar

Kapsho Kitefins are a breed of flying fish that terrorize the people near the Kapsho Sea.

Tarkir

In the old timeline, the zombified remains of large anglerfish could be found in the swamps of the Sultai. These fish apparently preyed on humans.

Fish are cultivated in the new timeline by the Ojutai clan as food for their draconic masters. Some of these can reach tremendous sizes, such as the Ancient Carp.

Theros

The Hippocampi of Theros are creatures that are half-horse and half-fish.

Zendikar

Many fishes of Zendikar do not only live in the water, but can also be found living in the sky. One example of these airborn kind of fish is the Cloud Manta, who breeds in the ruins found across the skyscape of Zendikar and is sometimes tamed by the local merfolk as a mount. Others are the Windrider Eel, who is sometimes used as mount by kor skyfishers.

Creature Update

Creature types changed into Fish include:

• Dandân (Dandân)
• Devouring-Deep (Devouring Deep)
• Eel (Electric Eel)
• Island-Fish (Island Fish Jasconius)
• Shark (Giant Shark)

Tokens

Token Name	Color	Type Line	P/T	Text Box	Source	Printings
Fish	Blue	Creature — Fish	1/1		Frost Fair Lure Fish
	Blue	Creature — Fish	1/1	This creature can't be blocked	Exotic Pets Expendable Lackey Reservoir Kraken Sleep with the Fishes
	Blue	Creature — Fish	3/3	When this creature dies, create a 6/6 blue Whale creature token with “When this creature dies, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.”	Reef Worm

Trivia

• Quagmire Lamprey, and Gurmag Angler are the only black Fish.
• Windrider Eel, Sky-Eel School, Wormfang Manta and Kapsha Kitefins all have Flying.
• Skyreach Manta is the only Artifact Fish.
• Elusive Krasis is a Fish Mutant and Battering Krasis is a Fish Beast.
• Fish are the source for Fishliver Oil.