Oculus Whelp
Creature — Phyrexian Dragon
Flying
As long as you control a transformed permanent, this creature has "When this creature dies, draw a card."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #27357
Oculus Whelp is a 1/3 flyer that replaces itself when it dies — a clean two-for-one that costs two mana and asks nothing of you beyond playing it. The rate is modest but the floor is high: you're never truly behind from casting it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Oculus Whelp earns its slot in any blue deck that cares about creatures dying, drawing cards, or both — the death trigger is free value in a format full of board wipes. Pauper is where it competes hardest, since common-legal flyers with built-in card advantage are genuinely scarce and the format rewards incremental edges. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, Oculus Whelp is too slow and too small to see play — those formats demand threats that win games, not ones that trade evenly. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic: if your signature spell or planeswalker cares about the graveyard or attrition, it fits.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Oculus Whelp is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk bin without thinking twice. Don't expect the price to move; bulk commons with narrow applications sit at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.