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Mana cost
{4}{U}{U}
Power / toughness
1/1
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Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Draining Whelk
Draining Whelk (57) is a Blue Creature — Illusion from Time Spiral (TSP). It costs {4}{U}{U}, has mana value 6 and is a 1/1. It is printed at Rare rarity. Its text prints Flying and Flash. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
Time Spiral is a main expansion, released October 2006. Draining Whelk has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
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.
Card details
- Card number
- 57
- Set
- Time Spiral (TSP)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 6 October 2006
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Illusion
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}{U}
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Draining Whelk
Draining Whelk in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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