Swallow Whole (Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths) - Gatherer

Swallow Whole

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Card Name:

Swallow Whole

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Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

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.

Flavor Text:

"World's better with one fewer poacher in it."

—Winota, heartbonder

Expansion:

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths

Rarity:

Uncommon

Card Number:

Artist:

Svetlin Velinov

Language:

English

Rulings

4/17/2020	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.
4/17/2020	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.
4/17/2020	The target tapped creature will be exiled even if the creature you tapped leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped before Swallow Whole resolves.
4/17/2020	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.
4/17/2020	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.