Card text
Clash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
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Mana cost
{1}{U}
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Card text
Clash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Whirlpool Whelm
Whirlpool Whelm (96) is a Blue Instant from Lorwyn (LRW). It costs {1}{U} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Common rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 2 more formats.
Lorwyn is a main expansion, released October 2007. Whirlpool Whelm has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.
Clash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Card details
- Card number
- 96
- Set
- Lorwyn (LRW)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 12 October 2007
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Whirlpool Whelm
Whirlpool Whelm in other sets
Every other printing with this name, one per set.
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