Starbreach Whale
Creature — Whale
Flying
When this creature enters, surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Warp 
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #18643
Starbreach Whale lands as a massive body that warps combat and threatens a board wipe on its own — the cost is seven mana and no immediate protection. Worth it in shells that can support it; a liability in anything that can't.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Starbreach Whale belongs — seven mana is acceptable in a singleton format full of ramp, and a single devastating enters-the-battlefield or attack trigger is worth more when the game goes long. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, seven mana is a terminal sentence; better finishers close the game faster at lower cost. Legacy and Vintage have no interest. Starbreach Whale is legal in Standard and Pauper, but neither format will support it unless the meta slows to a crawl.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Starbreach Whale is bulk — entry cost is effectively zero. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a breakout Commander deck or combo pushes demand, so treat it as a free inclusion, not a pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.