Pursued Whale
Creature — Whale
When this creature enters, each opponent creates a 1/1 red Pirate creature token with "This token can't block" and "Creatures you control attack each combat if able."
Spells your opponents cast that target this creature cost 
more to cast.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #15845
Pursued Whale hits the table and immediately forces every opponent to point their attackers at it — a 9/9 that doubles as a fog for your life total while also gifting each opponent a 1/1 Salamander Warrior token they'll be forced to swing with. Seven mana is steep, but in Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist builds the cost is the point: you want this game to run long and weird, and Pursued Whale delivers both.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist distributes Salamander Warrior tokens to opponents and punishes them for not attacking — Pursued Whale snaps into that engine by guaranteeing those tokens swing at the Whale instead of you, effectively steering the chaos Gor Muldrak generates into a wall that protects your life total.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pursued Whale is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through. Seven mana for a non-combo creature is a non-starter in competitive Constructed, where Legacy and Vintage demand your seven-mana play to end the game on the spot and Modern and Pioneer don't have the patience for a 9/9 that doesn't close immediately. In Commander, the political angle — locking down attacks across three opponents — is something only multiplayer can monetize, and threat-redirection effects of this scale simply don't have a comparable home elsewhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Pursued Whale is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price is stable; it's a niche seven-mana creature with a narrow home and no spike potential to drive demand upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.