Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach
Creature — Whale // Instant — Adventure
Flash
Ward 
This creature enters tapped unless it's your turn.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8459
Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach puts a free bounce spell on top of every Ward creature you cast — the back face, Lagoon Breach, is what you're really paying for, and Beluna Grandsquall turns that into a repeatable engine that locks opponents out of their best permanents. Seven mana for the Whale is the real cost, and in most blue decks that's fine because the floor is still a 7/7 with Ward 3.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall triggers off every creature with Ward you cast, and Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach is itself a Ward creature that also puts Lagoon Breach into the graveyard — meaning Beluna both triggers on the Whale and fuels the bounce loop that keeps Lagoon Breach firing turn after turn.
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor wants big, splashy Adventure and Ward creatures to copy and rebuy, and Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach delivers both faces as targets — Gorion can copy Lagoon Breach to bounce multiple permanents while the Whale itself carries Ward 3 to make blocking and targeting expensive.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach earns its slot almost exclusively in Ward-matters builds, with Beluna Grandsquall decks running it at over 80% inclusion — outside that niche, seven mana for a bounce effect is too slow to justify the slot. In Pioneer and Standard, the card sees fringe play in tempo-oriented blue decks that can recur Adventures, though the mana cost keeps it from being a staple. Modern and Legacy have faster, cheaper interaction that makes a seven-drop bounce creature irrelevant at competitive tables. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in that synergy-driven shells are the only realistic home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given the card's narrow Commander-centric demand and near-absence from competitive 60-card formats, it typically sits in budget range and is unlikely to command a premium outside a spike in Ward-tribal interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Beluna Grandsquall
- Gorion, Wise Mentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.