Clash
Whirlpool Whelm
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {1}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Clash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Set: Commander 2011 (#69), Rarity: Common, Artist: Cyril Van Der Haegen
Instant
Blue
Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2007-10-01
If you clash with the owner of the targeted creature and win, the owner of the creature decides where to put to card revealed during the clash before you decide whether to put the creature on top of that library. You know the player's decision before you make your decision.
2007-10-01
You choose the target when you play Whirlpool Whelm, not when you clash.
2007-10-01
If you don't win the clash, the targeted creature always goes to its owner's hand. If you win the clash, you choose whether the creature goes to its owner's hand or the top of its owner's library.
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