Draining Whelk
Creature — Illusion
Draining Whelk
Creature — Illusion
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 1 / 1
- EDHREC Rank
- #12,302
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (19)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | en | Mark Tedin | $0.36 | $0.76 |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | en | Mark Tedin | $0.32 | $4.17 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | de | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | de | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | es | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | es | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | fr | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | fr | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | it | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | it | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | ja | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | ja | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | pt | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | pt | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | ru | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | ru | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | zhs | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral (TSP) | #57 | rare | zhs | Mark Tedin | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #62 | rare | zht | Mark Tedin | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
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.
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.
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