Whirling Catapult
Artifact
, Exile the top two cards of your library: This artifact deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29229
Whirling Catapult exiles the top two cards of your library to deal 1 damage to each creature and player — repeatable, instant-speed, and opponent-inclusive, but the self-exile cost means your library drains faster than the board clears. It's a niche piece that earns its slot only if your deck actively wants cards in the graveyard or can refill rapidly.
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 |
In Commander, Whirling Catapult is a four-player tool — pinging all opponents and all creatures every activation adds up in ways a 60-card game never rewards. Legacy and Vintage could technically run it, but neither format has any reason to: the damage output is negligible at competitive speed. Whirling Catapult's real home is Commander, specifically in artifact-matters or self-mill shells where burning through your library is a feature rather than a drawback.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Whirling Catapult isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. It's an obscure artifact from a set with limited reprint history, so copies can sit in bulk bins or spike briefly when a relevant Commander is printed — buy when you see it cheap rather than waiting.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.