Draining Whelk is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flash Flying When this creature enters, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that spell's mana value.
How it works : Draining Whelk
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Draining Whelk's ability tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't put any counters on Draining Whelk. If the target is legal but the spell can't be countered, you do put counters on Draining Whelk.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Draining Whelk's ability counters the target spell even if you can't put counters on Draining Whelk, most likely because Draining Whelk left the battlefield before the ability resolved.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
For spells with
in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Displacer Kitten + Guile + Draining Whelk
- 1Cast any noncreature spell from your hand by paying its mana cost, or wait for an opponent to cast one.
- 2Holding priority, cast Draining Whelk by paying
. - 3Draining Whelk enters the battlefield, exiling the spell and causing you to cast the spell from exile without paying its mana cost due to Guile, and putting a number of +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk equal to the spell's mana value.
- 4Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Draining Whelk.
- 5Repeat from step 3.
Flickering Hound + Guile + Draining Whelk
- 1Cast the creature card in your hand by paying its mana cost.
- 2Flickering Hound triggers, blinking Draining Whelk
- 3When Draining Whelk enters, it triggers, exiling the creature spell cast in step 1 and causing you to cast it from exile without paying its mana cost due to Guile.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
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