Colossal Whale

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Colossal Whale: Creature - Whale, Magic 2014. Islandwalk. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{U}{U}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Whale
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Magic 2014 (M14)
Released
2013-07-19
Collector number
48
Artist
Adam Paquette
Commander rank
12,884 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Islandwalk, Landwalk

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About Colossal Whale

Colossal Whale is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Magic 2014 (M14), a core set released in July 2013. It is collector number 48 in that set, with art by Adam Paquette. It costs {5}{U}{U} (five generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Magic 2014 (2013) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

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

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

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Colossal Whale by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Colossal Whale

Colossal Whale has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #174Rare2026
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #186Rare2023
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #49834Rare2013
Magic 2014 Promos (PM14) #48★Rare2013

Official rulings

Seven official rulings apply to Colossal Whale, newest first.

  • Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.
  • Colossal Whale's ability causes a zone change with a duration, a new style of ability that's somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Oblivion Ring. However, unlike Oblivion Ring, cards like Colossal Whale have a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the creature when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to the battlefield immediately after Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield.
  • Colossal Whale's triggered ability triggers and resolves during the declare attackers step, before blocking creatures are declared.
  • If Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won't be exiled.
  • If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won't be returned to the battlefield.
  • In a multiplayer game, if Colossal Whale's owner leaves the game, the exiled card will return to the battlefield. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.
  • The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions. The two creatures aren't on the battlefield at the same time. For example, if the returning creature is a Clone, it can't enter the battlefield as a copy of Colossal Whale.

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