Cetacean Ops
Creature — Whale Officer
Not yet released — 13 Nov 2026
Mana cost: {3}{U}
How we read this card
Ward {1}
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
triggered — puts a counter on it
Causes: put a counter on anything.
Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.
Works well with
cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.
- Madame Web, Clairvoyant — When a Spider is cast thanks to Madame Web, Clairvoyant, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- The Key to the Vault — When The Key to the Vault is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Jace, Architect of Thought — When Jace, Architect of Thought is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders — When Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Reenact the Crime — When Reenact the Crime is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Treasure Keeper — When an artifact is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Vision, Spectral Synthezoid — When a Robot is cast thanks to Vision, Spectral Synthezoid, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Haldan, Avid Arcanist — When an artifact is cast thanks to Haldan, Avid Arcanist, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Yue, the Moon Spirit — When an artifact is cast thanks to Yue, the Moon Spirit, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
90 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.
- Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator — When Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — When Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Chandra, Chill of Compliance — When Chandra, Chill of Compliance is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Jace, Cunning Castaway — When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor — When Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Tezzeret, Artifice Master — When Tezzeret, Artifice Master is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- The Theorist, Jace Beleren — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Mordenkainen — When Mordenkainen is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.
- Candlekeep Sage — When Candlekeep Sage is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Illusory Gains — When Illusory Gains is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Intruder Alarm — When Intruder Alarm is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions — When Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Overburden — When Overburden is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Kozilek's Unsealing — When Kozilek's Unsealing is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Thopter Spy Network — When Thopter Spy Network is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Bident of Thassa — When Bident of Thassa is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Equilibrium — When Equilibrium is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.
- Sword of Once and Future — When an instant is cast thanks to Sword of Once and Future, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Glamdring — When an instant is cast thanks to Glamdring, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Spellbinder — When an instant is cast thanks to Spellbinder, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Rod of Absorption — When an instant is cast thanks to Rod of Absorption, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Bilbo, Thief in the Night — When an artifact is cast thanks to Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon — When an artifact is cast thanks to Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Scholar of the Lost Trove — When an artifact is cast thanks to Scholar of the Lost Trove, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Torrential Gearhulk — When an instant is cast thanks to Torrential Gearhulk, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Skyway Robber — When an artifact is cast thanks to Skyway Robber, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death — When Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Mission Briefing — When Mission Briefing is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Spectral Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Spectral Arcanist, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Jace's Mindseeker — When an instant is cast thanks to Jace's Mindseeker, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Quistis Trepe — When an instant is cast thanks to Quistis Trepe, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Omnispell Adept — When an instant is cast thanks to Omnispell Adept, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Surtland Elementalist — When an instant is cast thanks to Surtland Elementalist, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- God-Eternal Kefnet — When an instant is cast thanks to God-Eternal Kefnet, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Dazzling Sphinx — When an instant is cast thanks to Dazzling Sphinx, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Talent of the Telepath — When Talent of the Telepath is cast, Cetacean Ops puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
3,710 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Cetacean Ops is one).
- All Will Be One — When Cetacean Ops gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage
8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Cetacean Ops is one).
When Cetacean Ops attacks:
- Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
- Basri Ket — makes a token
- Militia's Pride — makes a token