---
name: "Whirlpool Rider"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Merfolk"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ray Lago"
oracle_id: "13a3f2c1-0454-4661-a462-542254f8360d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whirlpool-rider-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Whirlpool Rider
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Merfolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.

> *Where the wind meets the water, change is inevitable.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whirlpool Warrior](/printing/whirlpool-warrior-apc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Warrior
2. [Whirlpool Drake](/printing/whirlpool-drake-plst.md) — Creature — Drake
3. [Merfolk Pupil](/printing/merfolk-pupil-j22.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Riverwise Augur](/printing/riverwise-augur-rix.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Tidal Courier](/printing/tidal-courier-ddt.md) — Creature — Merfolk
6. [Cosi's Trickster](/printing/cosis-trickster-zen.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ray Lago
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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