Thats no longer the case now, thanks to the reprint, with the card found for as low as a single lonely dollar
It doesn't take more than a few creatures, but beware the three black pips in the casting cost
Current EN pricing (mid-July 2026) puts Akainu around $1,150-1,300 on TCGPlayer, with Kizaru and Aokiji MR versions in the same roughly $1,000-1,400 range, well above where they sat right after EN launch in June
With the addition of one-mana instant-speed removal spells to the format recently, good one-drops are necessary for aggressive decks to survive, and red received a couple with Amonkhet
First is the showcase Pip-Boy treatment found on 26 cardscards in this treatment can be found in non-foil, traditional foil, and surge foil within Collector Boosters
Both formats are generally played best-of-three with a 15-card sideboard