Whirlpool Whelm

Instant

Clash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)

Whirlpool Warrior

Creature - Merfolk Warrior

When Whirlpool Warrior enters the battlefield, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.

, Sacrifice Whirlpool Warrior: Each player shuffles the cards from his or her hand into his or her library, then draws that many cards.

Whirlpool Rider

Creature - Merfolk

When Whirlpool Rider enters the battlefield, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.

Where the wind meets the water, change is inevitable.

Whirlpool Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

When Whirlpool Drake enters the battlefield, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.

When Whirlpool Drake dies, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.

Whirling Dervish

Creature - Human Monk

Protection from black

At the beginning of each end step, if Whirling Dervish dealt damage to an opponent this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Whirling Catapult

Artifact

, Exile the top two cards of your library: Whirling Catapult deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.

"Direct confrontation never was to the Orcs' taste."
-General Varchild

Whiptongue Frog

Creature - Frog

: Whiptongue Frog gains flying until end of turn.

Their favorite food? Wind dancers.

Whiptail Moloch

Creature - Lizard

When Whiptail Moloch enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to target creature you control.

"It wags its tail when it's happy. It wags its tail when it's angry. Nope, there's no good time to be around a whiptail."
-Rugar, Leaguehall Infirmary patient

Whipstitched Zombie

Creature - Zombie

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Whipstitched Zombie unless you pay .

Pity the tailor.

Whippoorwill

Creature - Bird

, : Target creature can't be regenerated this turn. Damage that would be dealt to that creature this turn can't be prevented or dealt instead to another creature or player. When the creature dies this turn, exile the creature.

If the Whippoorwill remains silent, the soul has not reached its reward.

Whiplash Trap

Instant - Trap

If an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Whiplash Trap's mana cost.

Return two target creatures to their owners' hands.

Whipkeeper

Creature - Dwarf

: Whipkeeper deals damage to target creature equal to the damage already dealt to it this turn.

"If you don't hit your adversaries while they're down, they might get up again."

Whipgrass Entangler

Creature - Human Cleric

: Until end of turn, target creature gains "This creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays for each Cleric on the battlefield."

"Now that I have your attention, perhaps I can tell you of the Order."

Whipflare

Sorcery

Whipflare deals 2 damage to each nonartifact creature.

The slag-workers wasted no time in creating their own flare pulses to cleanse the area of the incompleat.

Whipcorder

Creature - Human Soldier Rebel

, : Tap target creature.

Morph (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

His bolas whirl like galaxies, but it's his enemies who see stars.

Whip-Spine Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

Morph (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"I swear the clouds were created just so the drakes would have a place to lurk."
-Kasharri, skyknight

Whip Vine

Creature - Plant Wall

Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

You may choose not to untap Whip Vine during your untap step.

: Tap target creature with flying blocked by Whip Vine. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Whip Vine remains tapped.

Whip Silk

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)

: Return Whip Silk to its owner's hand.

Llanowar forges weapons of steel. Yavimaya grows her weapons within.

Whip Sergeant

Creature - Human Soldier

: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack this turn.)

Keldon soldiers learn to move faster than the whip.

Whip of Erebos

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Creatures you control have lifelink.

, : Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Whimwader

Creature - Elemental

Whimwader can't attack unless defending player controls a blue permanent.

"Thought? Deceit? Progress? Now you're just making it hungry."
-Abral, kithkin alchemist

Whims of the Fates

Sorcery

Starting with you, each player separates all permanents he or she controls into three piles. Then each player chooses one of his or her piles at random and sacrifices those permanents. (Piles can be empty.)

Whim of Volrath

Instant

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn. (For example, you may change "nonred creature" to "nongreen creature" or "plainswalk" to "swampwalk.")

Whetwheel

Artifact

, : Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

Morph (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Whetstone

Artifact

: Each player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

To hone swords and dull minds.
-Whetstone inscription

Where Ancients Tread

Enchantment

Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Where Ancients Tread deal 5 damage to target creature or player.

"Never subtle nor cryptic is the reckoning of the mighty."
-Mayael the Anima

Whelming Wave

Sorcery

Return all creatures to their owners' hands except for Krakens, Leviathans, Octopuses, and Serpents.

"I can see why this appeals to Thassa."
-Kiora

Wheel of Torture

Artifact

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, Wheel of Torture deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in his or her hand.

"I'd like to buy a bowel."

Wheel of Sun and Moon

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant player

If a card would be put into enchanted player's graveyard from anywhere, instead that card is revealed and put on the bottom of that player's library.

Every life ends, but life itself never does.

Wheel of Fortune

Sorcery

Each player discards his or her hand and draws seven cards.

Wheel of Fate

Sorcery

Illus. Kev Walker

Wheel and Deal

Instant

Any number of target opponents each discards his or her hand and draws seven cards.

Draw a card.

Whalebone Glider

Artifact

, : Target creature with power 3 or less gains flying until end of turn.

"It's no Ornithopter, but then I'm no Urza."
-Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi Machinist

Wetland Sambar

Creature - Elk

As a test of calm and compassion, a Jeskai monk softly approaches a grazing sambar and offers it a lotus from his or her hand. If the creature eats, the student ascends to the next level of training.

Western Paladin

Creature - Zombie Knight

, : Destroy target white creature.

"Expect nothing but scorn, flattery, and lies. And never turn your back on him."
-The Northern Paladin

Werebear

Creature - Human Bear Druid

: Add to your mana pool.

Threshold - Werebear gets +3/+3 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

He exercises his right to bear arms.

Wellwisher

Creature - Elf

: You gain 1 life for each Elf on the battlefield.

"Close your ears to the voice of greed, and you can turn a gift for one into a gift for many."

Wellspring

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant land

When Wellspring enters the battlefield, gain control of enchanted land until end of turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, untap enchanted land. You gain control of that land until end of turn.

Wellgabber Apothecary

Creature - Merfolk Cleric

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target tapped Merfolk or Kithkin creature this turn.

"You've discovered that boggarts bite, I see. And will the militia be chasing this lot? . . . Ah, you're staying in town to avoid Nath's hunt. Wise. Now this poultice . . ."

Well-Laid Plans

Enchantment

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to a creature by another creature if they share a color.

"I knew this day would come," said Urza. Looking at the destruction, Barrin sighed, "You don't have to revel in it."