Draining Whelk
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Time Spiral RemasteredTSR · #62
- Card type
- Creature — Illusion
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.31 € · ★ 0.32 € · 0.44 $ · ★ 0.85 $
- Mana value
- 6
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card 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.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Mark Tedin
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2021-03-19
Rulings
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.
For spells with in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
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.
