Killer Whale
Creature — Whale
: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #26409
Killer Whale is a 4/4 islandwalker for five mana that requires a cumulative upkeep of blue — a tax that compounds fast and makes the card a liability by turn three of its existence. There are strictly better blue beaters at every point on the curve, and the upkeep cost means you're paying twice to keep a vanilla threat in play.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Killer Whale is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, a five-mana 4/4 with a snowballing upkeep cost competes against format staples that demand far less maintenance for far more effect. Pauper is the one format where common-legal blue beaters are scarcer, but even there, islandwalk is a conditional evasion keyword that only matters when opponents are running Islands — too situational to justify the cumulative cost. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in Killer Whale whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Killer Whale sits firmly in bulk territory, and there's no pressure driving that price anywhere. It's a quarter-bin card that stays a quarter-bin card.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.