Spectacular Skywhale from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #229, Magic: The Gathering card

Card text

Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature instead.

Blue RedUncommonCreature

Spectacular Skywhale

Creature — Elemental Whale

Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) · 229

Non-foil Foil

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Colour identityBlue Red

Mana cost

{2}{U}{R}

Power / toughness

1/4

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Card text

Flying

Format legality

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal

About Spectacular Skywhale

Spectacular Skywhale (229) is a Blue and Red Creature — Elemental Whale from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS). It costs {2}{U}{R}, has mana value 4 and is a 1/4. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flying. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.

Secrets of Strixhaven is a main expansion, released April 2026.

Flying Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature instead.

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