---
target_card: Draining Whelk
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/draining-whelk
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/draining-whelk.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Draining Whelk

- **Target Card:** [Draining Whelk](https://avascry.com/printing/draining-whelk-tsr) (Creature — Illusion) `{4}{U}{U}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/draining-whelk.json

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2. [**Transcendent Dragon**](https://avascry.com/printing/transcendent-dragon-tdc) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Dragon*
3. [**Spectral Adversary**](https://avascry.com/printing/spectral-adversary-pmid) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
4. [**Pulsating Illusion**](https://avascry.com/printing/pulsating-illusion-ody) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Illusion*
5. [**Spiketail Hatchling**](https://avascry.com/printing/spiketail-hatchling-10e) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
6. [**Spiketail Drakeling**](https://avascry.com/printing/spiketail-drakeling-tsp) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
7. [**Mystic Snake**](https://avascry.com/printing/mystic-snake-a25) `{1}{G}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Snake*
8. [**Hollowhenge Spirit**](https://avascry.com/printing/hollowhenge-spirit-dka) `{3}{W}` — *Creature — Spirit*
9. [**Spiketail Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/spiketail-drake-pcy) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
10. [**Spellstutter Sprite**](https://avascry.com/printing/spellstutter-sprite-plst) `{1}{U}` — *Creature — Faerie Wizard*
11. [**Spell Queller**](https://avascry.com/printing/spell-queller-sir) `{1}{W}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
12. [**Spire Monitor**](https://avascry.com/printing/spire-monitor-nph) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Drake*
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14. [**Access Denied**](https://avascry.com/printing/access-denied-nec) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
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17. [**Cloaked Siren**](https://avascry.com/printing/cloaked-siren-cn2) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Siren*
18. [**Skyline Predator**](https://avascry.com/printing/skyline-predator-rtr) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
19. [**Illusion Spinners**](https://avascry.com/printing/illusion-spinners-ecl) `{4}{U}` — *Creature — Faerie Wizard*
20. [**Shimmering Glasskite**](https://avascry.com/printing/shimmering-glasskite-bok) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
21. [**Summoner's Bane**](https://avascry.com/printing/summoners-bane-ddm) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
22. [**Hope-Ender Coatl**](https://avascry.com/printing/hope-ender-coatl-mh3) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Eldrazi Snake*
23. [**Trawler Drake**](https://avascry.com/printing/trawler-drake-one) `{2}{U}` — *Creature — Phyrexian Drake*
24. [**Voracious Greatshark**](https://avascry.com/printing/voracious-greatshark-iko) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Shark*
25. [**Silumgar Sorcerer**](https://avascry.com/printing/silumgar-sorcerer-dtk) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer*
26. [**High Fae Trickster**](https://avascry.com/printing/high-fae-trickster-fdn) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Faerie Wizard*
27. [**Voidmage Husher**](https://avascry.com/printing/voidmage-husher-tsp) `{3}{U}` — *Creature — Human Wizard*
28. [**Thunderclap Wyvern**](https://avascry.com/printing/thunderclap-wyvern-ema) `{2}{W}{U}` — *Creature — Drake*
29. [**Wizard Replica**](https://avascry.com/printing/wizard-replica-mrd) `{3}` — *Artifact Creature — Wizard*
30. [**Jetting Glasskite**](https://avascry.com/printing/jetting-glasskite-ema) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Creature — Spirit*
31. [**Mana Drain**](https://avascry.com/printing/mana-drain-prm) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*