Shessra, Death's Whisper
$0.10

Legendary Creature — Human Elf Warlock

Golgari

How it feels to play against

Fair Game Interactive and enjoyable to play against.

Popularity

Decent Pick Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.

Ranking

#2351 Current Rank

#2678 Last Week

#2199 Last Month

Links & Decks

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New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Shessra, Death's Whisper decks.

Twilight Diviner

+13% Synergy $1.58

Moonshadow

+7% Synergy $19.48

Virulent Emissary

+6% Synergy $0.44

Celestial Reunion

+6% Synergy $2.03

Gloom Ripper

+4% Synergy $0.28

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Shessra, Death's Whisper's abilities and overall game plan.

Death-Priest of Myrkul

+52% Synergy $0.23

Reassembling Skeleton

+51% Synergy $0.11

Skeletal Swarming

+51% Synergy $0.19

Deathreap Ritual

+48% Synergy $0.18

Persistent Specimen

+40% Synergy $0.06

Corpses of the Lost

+39% Synergy $0.24

Clattering Augur

+39% Synergy $0.07

Death Tyrant

+38% Synergy $1.94

Death Baron

+37% Synergy $3.12

Moldervine Reclamation

+37% Synergy $0.69

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Shessra, Death's Whisper decks.

Skeleton Crew

+36% Synergy $0.30

Paragon of Open Graves

+36% Synergy $0.29

Deadly Brew

+33% Synergy $0.12

Village Rites

+26% Synergy $0.25

Deadly Dispute

+23% Synergy $0.29

Poison-Tip Archer

+20% Synergy $0.96

Putrefy

+13% Synergy $0.08

Rampant Growth

+11% Synergy $0.43

Cultivate

+7% Synergy $0.37

Sakura-Tribe Elder

+7% Synergy $0.23

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Demonic Tutor

-4% Synergy $57.52

Vampiric Tutor

-5% Synergy $61.04

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Shessra, Death's Whisper's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Gutterbones

+35% Synergy $0.40

Sanitarium Skeleton

+30% Synergy $0.04

Underworld Sentinel

+28% Synergy $0.27

Champion of Stray Souls

+28% Synergy $0.23

Tenacious Dead

+28% Synergy $0.23

Leyline Prowler

+26% Synergy $0.33

Ozox, the Clattering King

+26% Synergy $0.19

Ghastly Death Tyrant

+26% Synergy $0.09

Dimir House Guard

+25% Synergy $0.11

Bone Dragon

+25% Synergy $0.55

Saryth, the Viper's Fang

+24% Synergy $0.80

Moss-Pit Skeleton

+22% Synergy $0.07

Deathless Knight

+21% Synergy $0.10

Forsaken Miner

+20% Synergy $0.72

Cult Conscript

+20% Synergy $0.11

Rot Farm Skeleton

+20% Synergy $0.12

Gisa, the Hellraiser

+18% Synergy $5.52

Emperor of Bones

+18% Synergy $1.67

Skeletal Vampire

+18% Synergy $0.33

Hooded Blightfang

+17% Synergy $0.45

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

+17% Synergy $11.61

Fynn, the Fangbearer

+16% Synergy $0.21

Glissa Sunslayer

+15% Synergy $0.41

Archetype of Finality

+15% Synergy $1.28

Mournwillow

+15% Synergy $0.12

Manor Skeleton

+15% Synergy $0.07

Golgari Grave-Troll

+14% Synergy $1.52

Chevill, Bane of Monsters

+14% Synergy $1.04

Wardens of the Cycle

+14% Synergy $0.08

Harvester of Souls

+14% Synergy $2.59

Deathbloom Gardener

+14% Synergy $0.09

Drudge Skeletons

+14% Synergy $0.36

Restless Dead

+13% Synergy $0.15

Ayara, First of Locthwain

+12% Synergy $6.27

Acidic Slime

+12% Synergy $0.14

Ochran Assassin

+12% Synergy $0.17

Marang River Skeleton

+12% Synergy $0.11

Zulaport Cutthroat

+11% Synergy $2.04

Vampire Nighthawk

+11% Synergy $0.18

Ohran Frostfang

+10% Synergy $8.57

Morbid Opportunist

+9% Synergy $0.17

Blood Artist

+8% Synergy $1.61

Ophiomancer

+8% Synergy $0.72

Reclamation Sage

+6% Synergy $0.23

Viscera Seer

+4% Synergy $0.36

Syr Konrad, the Grim

+4% Synergy $0.53

Cankerbloom

+1% Synergy $0.35

Eternal Witness

0% Synergy $1.29

Elvish Mystic

-15% Synergy $0.62

Llanowar Elves

-16% Synergy $0.18

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Shessra, Death's Whisper safe.

Deathsprout

+25% Synergy $0.44

Tragic Slip

+24% Synergy $0.15

Infuse with Vitality

+15% Synergy $0.09

Infernal Grasp

+12% Synergy $0.15

Altar's Reap

+10% Synergy $0.46

Golgari Charm

+6% Synergy $1.26

Soul Shatter

+6% Synergy $3.60

Rushed Rebirth

+6% Synergy $0.38

Unbury

+5% Synergy $0.26

Terror

+5% Synergy $0.10

Plumb the Forbidden

+4% Synergy $0.54

Corrupted Conviction

+4% Synergy $0.29

Return to Nature

+4% Synergy $0.26

Midnight Tilling

+4% Synergy $0.16

Murder

+3% Synergy $0.05

Feign Death

+3% Synergy $1.02

Heritage Reclamation

+3% Synergy $0.21

Windgrace's Judgment

+2% Synergy $0.11

Mortality Spear

0% Synergy $0.21

Nature's Claim

-1% Synergy $0.78

Beast Within

-3% Synergy $0.60

Malakir Rebirth

-3% Synergy $8.50

Fell the Profane

-4% Synergy $3.81

Abrupt Decay

-7% Synergy $1.80

Tear Asunder

-8% Synergy $0.14

Dark Ritual

-9% Synergy $4.24

Revitalizing Repast

-11% Synergy $0.85

Assassin's Trophy

-13% Synergy $1.06

Heroic Intervention

-18% Synergy $11.33

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Shessra, Death's Whisper's game plan and control the board.

Read the Bones

+23% Synergy $0.23

Bone Shards

+22% Synergy $0.18

Blood for Bones

+21% Synergy $0.37

Rise of the Witch-king

+18% Synergy $0.40

Victimize

+15% Synergy $0.48

Deadly Allure

+13% Synergy $0.07

Crippling Fear

+12% Synergy $2.60

Bone Splinters

+12% Synergy $0.07

Dig Up

+7% Synergy $0.32

Eventide's Shadow

+6% Synergy $0.34

Diabolic Tutor

+5% Synergy $1.86

Treasured Find

+5% Synergy $0.34

Regrowth

+4% Synergy $0.46

Culling Ritual

+2% Synergy $0.91

Casualties of War

+1% Synergy $0.16

+1% Synergy $2.42

Kindred Dominance

+1% Synergy $10.22

Rise of the Dark Realms

+1% Synergy $3.62

Dread Return

0% Synergy $0.41

Feed the Swarm

0% Synergy $0.20

Night's Whisper

0% Synergy $0.24

Living Death

0% Synergy $1.96

Kodama's Reach

-1% Synergy $0.56

Damnation

-1% Synergy $18.65

Bala Ged Recovery

-2% Synergy $5.29

Diabolic Intent

-2% Synergy $11.12

Farseek

-3% Synergy $0.49

Nature's Lore

-5% Synergy $2.33

Three Visits

-7% Synergy $7.89

Toxic Deluge

-9% Synergy $6.86

Reanimate

-10% Synergy $6.67

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Desecrated Tomb

+21% Synergy $1.28

Altar of Bhaal

+19% Synergy $0.31

Bow of Nylea

+14% Synergy $3.79

Vorpal Sword

+12% Synergy $2.02

Viridian Longbow

+9% Synergy $0.88

Skeleton Key

+9% Synergy $0.22

Reaper's Talisman

+8% Synergy $0.14

Altar of the Wretched

+8% Synergy $0.58

Door of Destinies

+6% Synergy $10.56

Visage of Dread

+6% Synergy $0.05

Vanquisher's Banner

+5% Synergy $3.60

Phyrexian Altar

+1% Synergy $50.76

Whip of Erebos

+1% Synergy $5.14

Skullclamp

-2% Synergy $4.36

Ashnod's Altar

-3% Synergy $12.30

Swiftfoot Boots

-17% Synergy $1.58

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Shessra, Death's Whisper's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Binding the Old Gods

+23% Synergy $0.08

Vampiric Rites

+23% Synergy $0.11

Oversold Cemetery

+14% Synergy $1.23

Font of Agonies

+13% Synergy $0.65

Warlock Class

+12% Synergy $0.18

Awakening Zone

+11% Synergy $0.71

Bastion of Remembrance

+10% Synergy $0.23

Bad Moon

+10% Synergy $1.67

Case of the Stashed Skeleton

+10% Synergy $0.28

Black Market

+8% Synergy $4.37

Dark Prophecy

+5% Synergy $5.32

Open the Graves

+5% Synergy $0.77

Phyrexian Reclamation

+4% Synergy $1.25

Grave Pact

+3% Synergy $26.35

Vraska Joins Up

+3% Synergy $0.53

Golgari Germination

+3% Synergy $0.60

Blight Mound

+3% Synergy $3.29

Journey to Eternity

0% Synergy $5.40

Deadbridge Chant

0% Synergy $0.17

Animate Dead

-1% Synergy $7.94

Black Market Connections

-3% Synergy $13.23

Insidious Roots

-5% Synergy $1.52

Phyrexian Arena

-7% Synergy $3.28

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Shessra, Death's Whisper to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Vraska, Golgari Queen

+17% Synergy $3.27

Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

+9% Synergy $0.25

Vraska the Unseen

+4% Synergy $0.71

Liliana, Dreadhorde General

+2% Synergy $8.37

Lolth, Spider Queen

+1% Synergy $4.25

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Spawning Pool

+24% Synergy $0.41

Mortuary Mire

+15% Synergy $0.36

Grim Backwoods

+14% Synergy $0.13

Witch's Cottage

+11% Synergy $0.64

Hissing Quagmire

+10% Synergy $0.65

High Market

+8% Synergy $1.12

Hostile Hostel

+7% Synergy $0.49

Bojuka Bog

+1% Synergy $0.85

Phyrexian Tower

+1% Synergy $22.18

Cabal Coffers

-1% Synergy $27.86

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

-2% Synergy $8.55

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

-4% Synergy $53.21

Boseiju, Who Endures

-11% Synergy $38.85

Rogue's Passage

-12% Synergy $0.27

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

-13% Synergy $12.91

Reliquary Tower

-13% Synergy $3.28

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Golgari Signet

+10% Synergy $0.22

Charcoal Diamond

+9% Synergy $0.28

Heraldic Banner

+8% Synergy $0.29

Talisman of Resilience

+6% Synergy $0.24

Commander's Sphere

+5% Synergy $0.17

Arcane Signet

0% Synergy $0.32

Sol Ring

-11% Synergy $1.04

Lands

The mana base foundation for Shessra, Death's Whisper decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Temple of Malady

+9% Synergy $0.18

Tainted Wood

+8% Synergy $0.20

Evolving Wilds

+8% Synergy $0.17

Jungle Hollow

+8% Synergy $0.08

Haunted Mire

+8% Synergy $0.14

Woodland Chasm

+8% Synergy $0.49

Foul Orchard

+7% Synergy $0.15

Myriad Landscape

+6% Synergy $0.21

Escape Tunnel

+5% Synergy $0.22

Golgari Rot Farm

+4% Synergy $0.12

Golgari Guildgate

+4% Synergy $0.10

Blighted Woodland

+4% Synergy $0.39

Secluded Courtyard

+3% Synergy $0.28

Unclaimed Territory

+2% Synergy $0.15

Witherbloom Campus

+2% Synergy $0.09

Swamp

0% Synergy $0.14

Disciple of Freyalise

0% Synergy $2.04

Forest

-1% Synergy $0.17

Woodland Cemetery

-1% Synergy $0.35

Deathcap Glade

-1% Synergy $6.34

Terramorphic Expanse

-1% Synergy $0.09

Bala Ged Recovery

-2% Synergy $5.29

Malakir Rebirth

-3% Synergy $8.50

Bayou

-4% Synergy

Fell the Profane

-4% Synergy $3.81

Darkbore Pathway

-5% Synergy $4.47

Wastewood Verge

-5% Synergy $7.47

Blooming Marsh

-5% Synergy $1.14

Vernal Fen

-5% Synergy $0.82

Underground Mortuary

-6% Synergy $13.24

Nurturing Peatland

-6% Synergy $5.50

Undergrowth Stadium

-7% Synergy $8.96

Necroblossom Snarl

-7% Synergy $0.30

Command Tower

-8% Synergy $0.23

Path of Ancestry

-8% Synergy $0.13

Viridescent Bog

-10% Synergy $0.15

Revitalizing Repast

-11% Synergy $0.85

Llanowar Wastes

-13% Synergy $0.36

Overgrown Tomb

-13% Synergy $7.89

Verdant Catacombs

-13% Synergy $23.25

Exotic Orchard

-13% Synergy $0.12

Twilight Mire

-15% Synergy $0.28

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Shessra, Death's Whisper.

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Halana, Kessig Ranger

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Kamahl, Heart of Krosa

Gorm the Great // Virtus the Veiled

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Sengir, the Dark Baron

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Miara, Thorn of the Glade

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Ravos, Soultender

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Kodama of the East Tree

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Jermane, Pride of the Circus

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Tormod, the Desecrator

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Tymna the Weaver

Akawalli, the Seething Tower

Lluwen, Imperfect Naturalist

Long Feng, Grand Secretariat

Sapling of Colfenor

The Odd Acorn Gang

Trystan, Callous Cultivator

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Hardy of Myra's Marvels

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Kodama of the East Tree

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Numa, Joraga Chieftain

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Slurrk, All-Ingesting

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels

Halana, Kessig Ranger // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan

Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Miara, Thorn of the Glade

Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel

Hardy of Myra's Marvels // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels

Playstyle & Strategy