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Whirlpool Whelm

{1}{U}

Instant

CMDCommander 2011#69common
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Cyril Van Der Haegen
Found in
Commander 2011 Commander Deck Political Puppets
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.)

Plays as: Bounce · Tuck

Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.21
$0.08 low$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 2 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Oct 1, 2007 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2007

    If you clash with the owner of the targeted creature and win, the owner of the creature decides where to put to card revealed during the clash before you decide whether to put the creature on top of that library. You know the player's decision before you make your decision.

  • WotCOct 1, 2007

    If you don't win the clash, the targeted creature always goes to its owner's hand. If you win the clash, you choose whether the creature goes to its owner's hand or the top of its owner's library.

  • WotCOct 1, 2007

    You choose the target when you play Whirlpool Whelm, not when you clash.

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