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◇ Catalog #48

Colossal Whale

m14·#48·rare·foil

Illus. Adam Paquette

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wishlisted

Jul '13

13 yr ago

Value

$0.46+$0 (+12.2%)

30 days high $0.46 · low $0.41

Volatility · moderate

USD$0.46EUR€0.77TIX0.02 tix

NM$0.46

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.40–$0.47

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.77low $0.02range 3750.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,317 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.46

Nonfoil$0.23

Gameplay

Creature — Whale

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Whenever this creature attacks, you may exile target creature defending player controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)

5/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 7

2013-07-01wotc

If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won't be returned to the battlefield.

2013-07-01wotc

Colossal Whale's ability causes a zone change with a duration, a new style of ability that's somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Oblivion Ring. However, unlike Oblivion Ring, cards like Colossal Whale have a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the creature when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to the battlefield immediately after Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield.

2013-07-01wotc

The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions. The two creatures aren't on the battlefield at the same time. For example, if the returning creature is a Clone, it can't enter the battlefield as a copy of Colossal Whale.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 6 days ago at $0.46, up from $0.41 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.77 across 44 observations — a moderately swinging band. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M14 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #48 of *Magic 2014*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2013 Magic 2014 release.

Card type: Creature — Whale, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5}{U}{U} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Landwalk and Islandwalk.

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,317 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Adam Paquette. Rarix catalogs 1,191 other cards credited to this artist.