To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases (such as that of Pursued Whale), then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
If a creature affected by the Pirate token can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped or having come under that player's control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.25 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M21 — 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 #60 of *Core Set 2021*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2020 Core Set 2021 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).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,861 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Jonathan Kuo. Rarix catalogs 98 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Jonathan Kuo
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