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Draining Whelk

~$0.40 low · ~$5.14 high

Blue. Creature — Illusion

four generic manaone blue manaone blue mana

Draining Whelk

Time Spiral Remastered #62 · Illustrated by Mark Tedin

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~$0.40

Non-foil · Time Spiral #57

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~$5.14

Foil · Time Spiral #57

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Oracle text

Flash

Flying

When this creature enters, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that spell's mana value.

1/1

All 2 printings of Draining Whelk

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
Time Spiral #57
Time Spiral
tsp #57· 2006rare· Cardmarket €0.17 · €2.95 foil
rare$0.40$5.14€0.17€2.95 foil

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Card details

First printed
2006
Printings
2
Mana value
6
EDHREC rank
#13,372 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Flying, Flash
Artist
Mark Tedin

Rulings (3)

  1. 2021-03-19

    For spells with X generic mana in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

  2. 2021-03-19

    Draining Whelk's ability counters the target spell even if you can't put counters on Draining Whelk, most likely because Draining Whelk left the battlefield before the ability resolved.

  3. 2021-03-19

    If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Draining Whelk's ability tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't put any counters on Draining Whelk. If the target is legal but the spell can't be countered, you do put counters on Draining Whelk.

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