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"Find me cards equivalent to: Draining Whelk"

Equivalent cards to Draining Whelk (blue, counter spells when entering, gets stronger):
1. Dream Eater – Flash, flying, enters and interacts with opponent's cards (not a counter, but disruptive).
2. Venser, Shaper Savant – Blue, flash, enters and returns a spell/permanent to hand (tempo, not strictly a counter).
3. Mystic Snake – Blue/green, flash, enters and counters a spell.
4. Frilled Mystic – Blue/green, flash, enters and counters a spell (similar but multicolor).
5. Aethersnipe – Blue, returns target nonland permanent (not a counter).

Closest blue-only: Mystic Snake (if you allow green), or Venser, Shaper Savant but does not put +1/+1 counters.
No exact mono-blue replacement exists; Draining Whelk is unique in mono-blue.

Found Cards

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Aethersnipe

Draining Whelk

Dream Eater

Frilled Mystic

Mystic Snake

Venser, Shaper Savant

Aethersnipe #44 Creature — Elemental

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Color:
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Cost:
Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 6
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elemental
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Evoke

    Rules

  • If you cast this card for its evoke cost, you may put the sacrifice trigger and the regular enters-the-battlefield trigger on the stack in either order. The one put on the stack last will resolve first.
  • Aethersnipe can be the target of its own ability. If it's the only nonland permanent on the battlefield, it must be the target of its ability.

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    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket / 0.17 EUR 0.11 EUR
    Tcgplayer 0.26 USD / 0.37 USD
    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    When this creature enters, return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

    Draining Whelk #62 Creature — Illusion

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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Illusion
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying

    Rules

  • 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.
  • For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.
  • 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.

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    Cardkingdom / 2.49 USD 0.59 USD
    Manapool / 0.65 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.8 USD 0.38 USD
    Cardmarket 0.33 EUR / 0.37 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash Flying When this creature enters,countertarget spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that spell's mana value.

    Dream Eater #116 Creature — Nightmare Sphinx

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 4/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Nightmare
  • Sphinx
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash Flying Surveil

    Rules

  • Dream Eater's reflexive triggered ability triggers even if you have fewer than four cards in your library to surveil.
  • Dream Eater's triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, after you've surveilled, the reflexive triggered ability triggers and you pick a target nonland permanent to be returned to its owner's hand. This is different from effects that say "If you do . . ." in that you choose the target after having surveilled.
  • When you surveil, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards into your graveyard, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them into your graveyard.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.25 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash Flying When this creature enters, surveil 4. When you do, you may return target nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. (To surveil 4, look at the top four cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

    Frilled Mystic #183 Creature — Elf Lizard Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elf
  • Lizard
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash

    Rules

  • No entries

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.18 EUR / 0.26 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Manapool / 0.19 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.34 USD 0.21 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash When this creature enters, you maycountertarget spell.

    Mystic Snake #97 Creature — Snake

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Special
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Snake
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 5.24 EUR 0.69 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD / 13.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 11.22 USD 0.91 USD
    Manapool / 6.78 USD 0.67 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash When this creature enters,countertarget spell.

    Venser, Shaper Savant #96 Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash

    Rules

  • If Venser's triggered ability targets a spell cast with flashback, that spell will be exiled instead of returning to its owner's hand.
  • If a copy of a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action. It can't be recast.
  • If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works against a spell that can't be countered.
  • If Venser's triggered ability targets a spell cast with flashback, that spell will be exiled instead of returning to its owner's hand.
  • If a copy of a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's moved there, then it will cease to exist as a state-based action. It can't be recast.
  • If a spell is returned to its owner's hand, it's removed from the stack and thus will not resolve. The spell isn't countered; it just no longer exists. This works even against a spell that can't be countered.

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    Manapool / 1.56 USD 0.43 USD
    Cardkingdom / 2.99 USD 0.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 1.55 USD 1.28 USD
    Cardmarket / 1.71 EUR 0.58 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) When Venser enters, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.