Draining Whelk
- Mana cost
- {4}{U}{U}
- Type
- Creature — Illusion
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered #62 (rare)
- Price
- $0.44 USD
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.
Draining Whelk has 2 printings, first in Time Spiral (2006). EDHREC ranks it #13,489 among Commander cards. It appears most in Minn, Wily Illusionist decks (870 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Draining Whelk most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Minn, Wily Illusionist: 870 decks
- Nymris, Oona's Trickster: 152 decks
- Rashmi, Eternities Crafter: 148 decks
- Pol Jamaar, Illusionist: 42 decks
- Ertai, Wizard Adept: 20 decks
- Sun Ce, Young Conquerer: 3 decks
- Subcommander T'Pol: 1 decks
Often played with Draining Whelk
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
- : Draining Whelk's ability counters the target spell even if you can't put counters on Draining Whelk, most likely because Draining Whelk left the battlefield before the ability resolved.
- : If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Draining Whelk's ability tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't put any counters on Draining Whelk. If the target is legal but the spell can't be countered, you do put counters on Draining Whelk.