Whelming Wave
Whelming Wave: Sorcery, Commander Legends. Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Legends (CMR)
- Released
- 2020-11-20
- Collector number
- 409
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Commander rank
- 2,322 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Whelming Wave
Whelming Wave is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue sorcery from Commander Legends (CMR), a draft-focused set released in November 2020. It is collector number 409 in that set, with art by Slawomir Maniak. It costs {2}{U}{U} (two generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. 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 Born of the Gods (2014) to Commander Legends (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.
"I can see why this appeals to Thassa." -Kiora
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.22 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Whelming Wave by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Whelming Wave
Whelming Wave has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart (JMP) #193 | Rare | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #DDO-44 | Rare | 2019 |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora (DDO) #44 | Rare | 2015 |
| Born of the Gods (BNG) #57 | Rare | 2014 |
Similar cards
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