Swallow Whole
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #35 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.23 USD
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped creature you control.
Exile target tapped creature. Put a +1/+1 counter on the creature tapped to pay this spell's additional cost.
Swallow Whole has 1 printing, first in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (2020). EDHREC ranks it #20,488 among Commander cards. It appears most in Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero decks (80 on EDHREC). It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Swallow Whole most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero: 80 decks
- Vikya, Scorching Stalwart: 72 decks
- Masako the Humorless: 31 decks
- The Duke, Rebel Sentry: 22 decks
- Syr Alin, the Lion's Claw: 3 decks
- Alharu, Solemn Ritualist: 3 decks
- Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign: 2 decks
- Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant: 2 decks
Often played with Swallow Whole
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You must tap exactly one creature to cast Swallow Whole; you can’t cast it without tapping a creature, and you can’t tap additional creatures.
- : If an effect copies Swallow Whole, the copy will put a +1/+1 counter on the creature tapped to pay the additional cost of the original spell.
- : If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Swallow Whole tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve. You won’t put a +1/+1 counter on any creature.
- : You can tap any untapped creature you control, including a creature you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, to pay the additional cost.
- : The target tapped creature will be exiled even if the creature you tapped leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped before Swallow Whole resolves.