---
name: "Swallow Whole"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "54d4c632-1e7c-42f1-938c-9b4bd9b9a9b9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swallow-whole-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Swallow Whole
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped creature you control.
Exile target tapped creature. Put a +1/+1 counter on the creature tapped to pay this spell's additional cost.

> *"O mundo fica melhor com um caçador a menos."
— Winota, vinculadora de almas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cannibalize](/printing/cannibalize-tpr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Eaten Alive](/printing/eaten-alive-inr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Worthy Cost](/printing/worthy-cost-tdm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Banish from Edoras](/printing/banish-from-edoras-ltr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Seized from Slumber](/printing/seized-from-slumber-dsk.md) — Instant
6. [Excoriate](/printing/excoriate-bng.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #35
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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