Draining Whelk

Creature — Illusion    (CMC:6)

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying When Draining Whelk enters the battlefield, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.

57 TSP • ENMark Tedin

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Legal in: Modern,Time Spiral Block,Legacy,Vintage,Freeform,Prismatic,Tribal Wars Legacy,Classic,Singleton 100,Commander

Oracle Text (click to copy):

Draining Whelk {4}{U}{U} Creature — Illusion Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Flying When Draining Whelk enters the battlefield, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. 1/1

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9/25/2006
If the triggered ability is countered (the targeted spell becomes an illegal target, for example), Draining Whelk doesn't get any +1/+1 counters.
10/15/2006
If the triggered ability doesn’t counter the spell (if it is, for example, uncounterable), Draining Whelk still gets the counters.

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