Quicksand Whirlpool
44SituationalInstant
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
2HG Rating
44/100
Loses value in 2HG: single-target answer.
Weak in 2HGNeutralFormat staple
- −6Single-target answer
Two opponents deploy two boards. Spot removal trades down unless it's cheap or hits multiple permanents.
Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.
Oracle text
This spell costs 
less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Exile target creature.
Legality
standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander
Plays well beside it
Fits the same colour identity — good candidates for your teammate's deck.
Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Quicksand Whirlpool.