Narwhal
Creature — Whale
First strike, protection from red
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $1.05
- EDHREC rank
- #26840
Narwhal is a 2/2 for four mana with a tap-to-tap ability — the stat line is unplayable by any modern standard, and the effect doesn't come close to compensating. There is no competitive context where Narwhal earns a slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Narwhal is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a recommendation. In Commander, a 2/2 for four with a marginal tap effect is simply too far below rate to justify 99-card consideration — there are dozens of better tap-effect creatures at half the cost. Legacy and Vintage demand efficiency that Narwhal doesn't approach; it will never see competitive play in either format. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: the card is just not good enough.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.05 cheap tier
At $1.05, Narwhal sits in the cheap tier, but the price reflects collector curiosity around an old, obscure card rather than any gameplay demand. Don't expect that floor to mean much — it's not a card anyone is chasing for a deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.