Colossal Whale
The Hobbit Eternal 174 • rare
- Set
- The Hobbit Eternal
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $2.40
What it does
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Whenever this creature attacks, you may exile target creature defending player controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)
"And in the night from Otherworld beyond the Sea there strong and free a storm arose . . ."— *Song of Eärendil*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Colossal Whale, card number 174 from The Hobbit Eternal set, was produced as part of a collectible card game expansion designed to capture the vast, mythical geography of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. The set aimed to integrate elements from the expanded appendices and lore surrounding the Third Age, focusing on the mysterious creatures that inhabited the distant seas of Middle-earth. The illustration was commissioned to evoke a sense of scale and ancient majesty, adhering to the high-fantasy aesthetic typical of the trading card medium in the early 2000s.
The design process sought to differentiate this card from standard combat units by emphasizing its environmental role rather than aggressive statistics. Artists were instructed to use a muted, atmospheric color palette to suggest the depths of the ocean, moving away from the brighter tones often found in earlier fantasy card sets. Upon release, the card became a modest point of interest among completionists for its unique artwork, though it remained a niche piece within the broader, often volatile landscape of The Hobbit-themed gaming collectibles.
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