The 2017 Magic: The Gathering Unstable foil card, Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle (#141), is an Uncommon Artifact with a mana cost of {4}. Designed by Mark A. Nelson, this card features a unique interactive mechanic based on player choices.
2017 • Magic: The Gathering • Unstable
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The 2017 Magic: The Gathering Unstable card, Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle, is card number 141 from the set. This Uncommon Artifact costs {4} to cast and features artwork by Mark A. Nelson. The card enters the battlefield with an ability determined by a secret choice between Whack and Doodle. If the choices match, it gains that specific ability; otherwise, it has Buzz. Whack allows the controller to tap the artifact to make a target player lose 2 life. Doodle lets the controller tap it to gain 3 life. Buzz requires {2} and a tap to draw a card. This interactive design is a hallmark of the Unstable expansion, making Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle a distinctive piece for Magic: The Gathering collectors.
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Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Uncommon
Mark A. Nelson
Card Stock
English
Foil
{4}
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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 — {T}: Target player loses 2 life. • Doodle — {T}: You gain 3 life. • Buzz — {2}, {T}: Draw a card.
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Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle has three potential abilities determined by a secret choice. If the choices match, it has Whack or Doodle. If they differ, it has Buzz. Whack lets a player lose 2 life, Doodle lets you gain 3 life, and Buzz lets you draw a card for {2}{T}.
Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle is an Uncommon card from the Magic: The Gathering Unstable set. It carries the set code UST and is numbered 141.
The card art for Buzzing Whack-a-Doodle was created by Mark A. Nelson for the 2017 Unstable expansion.
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