---
name: "Whirlpool Whelm"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Clash"]
set: "LRW"
set_name: "Lorwyn"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cyril Van Der Haegen"
oracle_id: "7f527852-bf7d-43a3-be0b-784c73ed88aa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/whirlpool-whelm-lrw"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Whirlpool Whelm
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Clash

## Oracle 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.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Revive the Fallen](/printing/revive-the-fallen-mor.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ringskipper](/printing/ringskipper-lrw.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard
3. [Weed Strangle](/printing/weed-strangle-lrw.md) — Sorcery
4. [Marvo, Deep Operative](/printing/marvo-deep-operative-mkc.md) — Legendary Creature — Octopus Rogue
5. [Recross the Paths](/printing/recross-the-paths-mor.md) — Sorcery
6. [Paperfin Rascal](/printing/paperfin-rascal-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn (LRW) #96
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cyril Van Der Haegen
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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