Swallow Whole
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #35 · Uncommon · Sorcery
Mana cost: {W}
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped creature you control.
Exile target tapped creature. Put a +1/+1 counter on the creature tapped to pay this spell's additional cost.
"World's better with one fewer poacher in it."
—Winota, heartbonder
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov · Released April 24, 2020
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.22 USD · €0.10 EUR
- Foil: $0.19 USD · €0.11 EUR
Nonfoil price since July 24, 2026: down $0.03 USD (12.0%) to $0.22 USD; low $0.22 USD, high $0.26 USD.
Printings
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #35 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2020 · $0.22 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — You must tap exactly one creature to cast Swallow Whole; you can’t cast it without tapping a creature, and you can’t tap additional creatures.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — If an effect copies Swallow Whole, the copy will put a +1/+1 counter on the creature tapped to pay the additional cost of the original spell.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Swallow Whole tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve. You won’t put a +1/+1 counter on any creature.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — You can tap any untapped creature you control, including a creature you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, to pay the additional cost.
- 2020-04-17 · wotc — The target tapped creature will be exiled even if the creature you tapped leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped before Swallow Whole resolves.