---
name: "Narwhal"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Whale"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Protection"]
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "David A. Cherry"
oracle_id: "3552eea9-aee9-4555-b3cb-8e4fc5b728cc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/narwhal-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Narwhal
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Whale
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** First strike, Protection

## Oracle Text
First strike, protection from red

> *"Who needs a spear? Ya break off the horn, and ya stab the fish with it. Easy!"
—Kakra, sea troll*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach](/printing/horned-loch-whale-lagoon-breach-woe.md) — Creature — Whale // Instant — Adventure
2. [Galina's Knight](/printing/galinas-knight-inv.md) — Creature — Merfolk Knight
3. [Phase Dolphin](/printing/phase-dolphin-iko.md) — Creature — Elemental Whale
4. [Silver Knight](/printing/silver-knight-ddg.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Killer Whale](/printing/killer-whale-btd.md) — Creature — Whale
6. [White Knight](/printing/white-knight-prm.md) — Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #57
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** David A. Cherry
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`