---
name: "Whelming Wave"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDO"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "e510eaaf-6497-480f-baa8-f4796b5f1086"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whelming-wave-ddo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Whelming Wave
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

> *「タッサがなぜこれを気に入るのか、わかるような気がするわ。」
――キオーラ*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waterwhirl](/printing/waterwhirl-ktk.md) — Instant
2. [Inundate](/printing/inundate-eve.md) — Sorcery
3. [Scourge of Fleets](/printing/scourge-of-fleets-pjou.md) — Creature — Kraken
4. [Wave Goodbye](/printing/wave-goodbye-lcc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Denizen of the Deep](/printing/denizen-of-the-deep-dpa.md) — Creature — Serpent
6. [Sea God's Scorn](/printing/sea-gods-scorn-thb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora (DDO) #44
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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