Chromeshell Crab
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Morph 4 (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls.
Rulings
5 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-10-04
The creatures can’t attack until you start a turn with them under your control. So you can’t swap and then attack.
- 2004-10-04
You choose the two target creatures when the triggered ability is put onto the stack. You do not have to choose Chromeshell Crab. You choose whether or not to do the exchange on resolution.
- 2004-10-04
The exchange fails if either you no longer control your creature or the other creature is now controlled by you.
- 2004-10-04
The exchange fails if either target is not still on the battlefield at that time.
- 2004-10-04
The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Chromeshell Crab, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Sultai 1 deck
Chromeshell Crab price history
The Commander 2019 #81 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.26 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.27 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.30 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.28 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.27 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Chromeshell Crab
3 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.25
- Normal
- $0.36
- Normal
- $0.32
- Foil
- $13.59
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Chromeshell Crab. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
