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◇ Catalog #229

Spectacular Skywhale

sos·#229·uncommon·foil

Illus. Serena Malyon

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wishlisted

Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.24+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.25 · low $0.23

NM$0.24

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.22–$0.25modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.28low $0.01range 2700.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,660 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.24

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental Whale

Flying Opus — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. If five or more mana was spent to cast that spell, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature instead.

Rootha was humbled in the whale's presence. It was glorious and beautiful, all on its own terms.

1/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2026-03-20wotc

An opus ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $0.28 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — 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 #229 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Creature — Elemental Whale, color identity red/blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U}{R} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Opus.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,660 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Serena Malyon. Rarix catalogs 79 other cards credited to this artist.