Colossal Whale

Creature — Whale

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever Colossal Whale attacks, you may exile target creature defending player controls until Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (38)

FormOverFunction on Pattern Recognition #380 - Skulking …

4 months ago

[1.] I really enjoy your posts, thank you! [2.] As a sucker for theme and flavor and all that, I REALLY enjoy skulk. It hadn’t really occurred to me that it had something of a shortcoming until reading this. The value in skulk, I think, is more theme than hard-mechanics; it’s a perfect representation of the skittering, clicking, and gentle gnawing that NONE of us want to hear while we attempt to fall asleep. Startled Awake  ^Flip is one of my favorite cards in my Haunted House deck. It would be perfect if they hadn’t (I think) forced the artist to add a dagger to its art. The relentless dread of /knowing/ it’s coming back for you is chef’s kiss. I understand that there are other examples that may not have stand-alone value, but as someone who has complained (probably too much) about the more modern “everything bagel” sort of magic cards I try to remind myself that most magic cards really shouldn’t be a complete package. I’m always stuck in my own head-canon for these games, and I love the idea of some stale semi-litch wizard handing a vial of something awful to a snooping, lurking, maybe even… skulking… one-eyed thrull who is going to shamble-wriggle his way into the shining citadel belonging to the white-red, shiny-armored battle-wizard. Even though black and blue have some of the most Colossal Whales and Cosmic Horrors they really don’t (in my mind) match the same… cultural(?) levels of blazing dragons, moss-covered gargantuan beasts and ageless angels. I like the idea of black and blue reveling in their (relatively) under-powered owls and rats; especially when all of this universe is really just laid out for us, the wizards, to choose from as we prepare to compete with one another. I hope this doesn’t come across as combative, as I 100% understand where you’re coming from on this one. This was an outstanding opportunity, though, to attempt to drag you all through what goes on in my head while I’m playing.

legendofa on Noob needs help with merfolk

3 years ago

Welcome to the club, Mr-Jolly!

What kind of budget do you want to work with? Kumena, Tyrant of Orazca works very well with cards that let you untap more frequently, like Merrow Commerce and Seedborn Muse. Including Colossal Whale and Sea-Dasher Octopus suggests a more aggressive deck that wants to attack regularly, so if you want to go in that direction, cards like Levitation, Coastal Piracy, and other ways to make your creatures unblockable and attacking more profitable might be useful.

Ultimately, how do you want to win? Are you looking for an aggressive attacking deck, a combo deck, a more defensive control deck, or some combination of those? Merfolk are pretty versatile and flexible, so Kumena has a lot of options available.

McToters on Monsters of Earthsea

3 years ago

Fantastic budget brew!

Thoughts on Homarid, Colossal Whale, Reef Worm, Thing in the Ice  ^Flip?

NoopyNolife on Modern Simic Seas

4 years ago

Hi pc49cheese, thanks for your +1! For a more merfolk tribal build both 2 mana Lords are must-haves, but for this prison style deck I am not sure. I feel like they might not contribute to locking the opponent out of interaction. I could see going to 4 Merrow Reejerey work though, as that card functions as lord and as resource denial (though it doesnt provide islandwalk).

lagotripha thank you for your thoughts as well! I don't think I'll add more 1 drops as that would make Shardless Agent less consistent, but I find Eldritch Evolution extraordinarily spicy. I'll give it some thought, though I'll have to look into on what 4/5 mana finisher I'd want to fetch with it. For a janky build Colossal Whale is brilliant, and while I don't intend this to ever be competitive (especially as a budget list), I'd like to make it work as well as possible, so I'll not include the combo.

I was thinking however, of including 2-3 copies of Choke . I've noticed during playtesting that against most decks, turning their lands into islands just isn't enough. The landbase obviously would need more non-island blue sources, but that's what I'll be testing the coming week.

Really appreciate both of your inputs :)

lagotripha on Modern Simic Seas

4 years ago

I could see this abusing 1 drop islandwalk creatures and damage/draw effects spymaster style. Enigmatic is nice, but backing that with Eldritch Evolution into 3/4 drop would let you be a toolbox list.

Heck, you might even be able to slide in Spire Golem for a janky win with Colossal Whale . Its not powerful but it'd be fun.

seshiro_of_the_orochi on From The Depths

4 years ago

Another awesome list. How about Colossal Whale as another sea creature?

carpecanum on Sea Creatures

5 years ago

Octopus Umbra fits the theme and would be a nasty surprise on a mana dork or something.

I always loved Homarid Spawning Bed with big. blue, buffed creatures.

Guildless Commons and Colossal Whale

I_Want_To_PlayAllTheDecks on I_want_to_playallthedecks’s Thada Adel deck

5 years ago

Yeah! I really like Stormtide Leviathan, Spreading Seas and Lingering Mirage from RiotRunner789, VampDemigod I like Scourge of Fleets, Engulf the Shore, Colossal Whale and High Tide. The only question we then have is should we go with a menfolk sub-theme or try for more of a Octopus leviathan kraken theme. What do you think?