Fish
- This page is about creature type. For the Deck Archetype, see Vintage Fish deck.
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| Introduced |
Legends (updated) Weatherlight (printed) |
| Last used | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
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Fish is a blue creature type used for cards that depict any gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animal that lacks limbs with digits. Included in this definition are Lampreys, and cartilaginous fishes like rays, and mantas. Related races are Leviathans and Merfolk. For a while sharks were also typed as fish, but this was later reverted.
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
Bloomburrow
On Bloomburrow minnows are part of the catch of otterfolk, while the Flood Gar is a calamity beast that regularly drowns entire regions. There are no eels, likely because there are no oceans where they can spawn. Fish are commonly exchanged as gifts.
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.
Fishliver Oil was a potion given to Jared Carthalion by Grenfell Mor of Golthonor which would allow Jared to breathe underwater when he searched for the second of the two long-daggers in the Golthonor Sea.
Desert rays are sand-colored creatures that inhabit the Sukurvian Desert. They are forty feet long and are related to manta rays. In early stories they were used by the Sand Warriors for transportation.
On Otaria, people used the Slipstream Eel as a means of underwater transportation.
Duskmourn
Deep in the bowls of the House swims the Lurker in the Deep.
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 Stormwreck Sea between Ixalan and Torrezon is home to several gigantic forms of fish, like the Fleet Swallower which is sometimes mistaken for an island.
Kamigawa
Skyswimmer Koi swim among the clouds of Kamigawa.
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.
Rabiah
The unique Island Fish Jasconius have long provided shelter for smugglers’ havens and pirates’ dens. Migratory, and thus unchartable, the fish provide perfect hideouts.[1]
When covered in Fishliver Oil, Rabian men may safely breathe underwater.
Rath
The Rootwater on Rath was infested with piranhas and sharks.
Ravnica
Electric eels live in the sewers of Ravnica's Undercity.([2]
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 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 airborne kinds of fish is the Cloud Manta, which breeds in the ruins found across the skyscape of Zendikar and is sometimes tamed by the local merfolk as a mount. Another is the Windrider Eel, which is sometimes used as a 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) (reverted with Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths)
Gallery
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Manta concept by Aleksi Briclot later used for Cloud Manta.
Notable Fish
- Eluge, the Flood Gar
Tokens
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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| Fish | 
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Creature — Fish | 1/1 | |||
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Creature — Fish | 1/1 | This creature can't be blocked | |||
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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.” |
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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| Fish |    
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Creature — Fish | 1/1 | |||
| Skitter Eel |
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Creature — Fish Crab | 2/2 |  : Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
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Trivia
- Elusive Krasis is a Fish Mutant and Bounding Krasis is a Fish Lizard; both are the only multicolor Fish and the only Green Fish.
- Quagmire Lamprey, and Gurmag Angler are the only black Fish.
- Skyreach Manta is the only Artifact and colorless Fish.
References
- ↑ Magic: The Gathering 1997 Calendar: 365 Days in Dominia, Tuesday 13 May
- ↑ Nicky Drayden (October 17, 2018). "Testing the Dark Waters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
