Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle
~$0.24 low · ~$0.79 high
Colorless. Artifact
Unstable #141 · Illustrated by Mark A. Nelson
Unstable #141 · Illustrated by Mark A. NelsonWhat is Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
As this artifact enters, you and an opponent each secretly choose Whack or Doodle. Then those choices are revealed. If the choices match, this artifact has that ability. Otherwise, it has Buzz.
• Whack — 
: Target player loses 2 life.
• Doodle — : You gain 3 life.
• Buzz — 
, : Draw a card.
Format legality
The only printing of Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unstable ust #141· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.41 foil | uncommon | $0.24 | $0.79 | €0.08€0.41 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- Artist
- Mark A. Nelson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Unstable card (#141).
141 · U · EN
- 141Collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle, read from the Unstable printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Mark A. Nelson. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Unstable. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 141 = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Rarity letter
- U = uncommon
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Mark A. Nelson, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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