Horobi’s Whisper (BOK #70)
Horobi's Whisper is a common printing from Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK #70), a Instant — Arcane. Illustrated by Aleksi Briclot.
Card text
If you control a Swamp, destroy target nonblack creature.
Splice onto Arcane—Exile four cards from your graveyard. (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant — Arcane |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) |
| Collector number | 70 |
| Artist | Aleksi Briclot |
| Released | 2005-02-04 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.09, foil $0.48 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- February 1, 2005 — Horobi’s Whisper can target a creature even if you don’t control a Swamp, but the spell does nothing.
- June 7, 2013 — You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.
- June 7, 2013 — A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.
- June 7, 2013 — You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.
- June 7, 2013 — If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.
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