Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle
Unstable 141 • uncommon
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 141
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark A. Nelson
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
As this artifact enters, you and an opponent each secretly choose Whack or Doodle. Then those choices are revealed. If the choices match, this artifact has that ability. Otherwise, it has Buzz.
• Whack — tap: Target player loses 2 life.
• Doodle — tap: You gain 3 life.
• Buzz — 2 generic mana, tap: Draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle was released in 2017 as part of the Unstable set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As a set designed specifically for casual play, Unstable explored unconventional game mechanics and humorous themes that deviated from the standard rules of the game. The card itself exemplifies the set's focus on interactivity and whimsical design, featuring a construct-themed creature that rewards players for engaging with physical or simulated 'whacking' actions.
The illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, a long-time contributor to the Magic: The Gathering franchise. Critchlow utilized his signature expressive, slightly distorted artistic style to bring the mechanical, chaotic nature of the Whack-a-Doodle to life. Upon release, the card was well-received by the player community as a quintessential example of the creative freedom allowed within the silver-bordered Unstable expansion, appreciated for its quirky utility and lighthearted contribution to the game's broader lore.
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