One Reddit user commented on Kraken of the Strait's low-quality CGI-style look, saying that the giant Blue creature "looks like a cutscene from a PS2 game." Certainly, the card does seem to be of lower quality than cards of a similar style
Well, after a few years, its evidently showing the best results in EDH
Overall I dont think this will go too many places, but heavily Green or mono Green decks might not mind a surprise blocker for flyers or a beater that dodges board wipes
Consul's Lieutenant, for example, has first strikewhich does both
The trick of looking at the top card of your deck before deciding to crack a fetchland is also a classic
9 Portal Manipulator Send Your Attacks Elsewhere, Please Very few cards redirect attacks, which makes sense given that doing so doesn't do anything in heads-up games, so there's no reason to print an effect like that in a Standard-release set