Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
$8.88
$8.88Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#92
Current Rank
#78
Last Week
#49
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver.
Hearthstone Streamers Rarran and Voxy Commander! Shuffle Up & Play 106 Magic: The Gathering Gameplay
Midnight Hunt Box Brawl
COMMANDER WITH QUIPSANDGUAC! 🥑 | Prosper vs Wilhelt vs Valgavoth vs Pia Nalaar | EDHijinks Ep 230
Dieser verdammte Bloodmoon! Deckgeflüster Commander #4
Fringe Friday EP.1! Our Patrons join us, cEDH Gameplay: Yarok vs Varragoth vs Wilhelt vs Baba Lysaga
Precon and Chill! Chaotic Commander MTG EDH Gameplay
INNISTRAD ALL–STARS!!! – Edgar Markov vs Wilhelt vs Millicent vs Lynde – Manasplaining #18
THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS!? — Mr House vs Tamiyo vs Davros vs Wilhelt — Manasplaining #04
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver vs Xantcha, Sleeper Agent vs Tom Bombadil vs Anje Falkenrath
Zahur, Glory's Past vs Saheeli, Radiant Creator vs Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver vs The Celestial Toymaker
More Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver decks.
Thomil, the Destroyer+0% Synergy
Stir Up Trouble+0% Synergy
$0.17
Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver+0% Synergy
$12.17
Bilbo's Deadly Slice0% Synergy
$0.10
Troop of Ponies0% Synergy
$0.27
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver's abilities and overall game plan.
Diregraf Captain+81% Synergy
$0.40
Rooftop Storm+80% Synergy
$2.44
Diregraf Colossus+77% Synergy
$5.48
Gravecrawler+76% Synergy
$1.44
Undead Augur+73% Synergy
$0.35
Death Baron+71% Synergy
$4.83
Necroduality+63% Synergy
$8.01
Headless Rider+62% Synergy
$3.64
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+59% Synergy
$4.70
Lord of the Accursed+58% Synergy
$0.31
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver decks.
Cemetery Reaper+57% Synergy
$0.44
Carrion Feeder+57% Synergy
$4.09
Zombie Apocalypse+55% Synergy
$0.83
Midnight Reaper+55% Synergy
$0.24
Hordewing Skaab+54% Synergy
$5.64
Endless Ranks of the Dead+53% Synergy
$5.51
Cleaver Skaab+52% Synergy
$4.45
Plague Belcher+51% Synergy
$0.43
Undead Warchief+50% Synergy
$17.04
Feed the Swarm+26% Synergy
$0.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Field of the Dead+17% Synergy
$29.20
Bolas's Citadel+5% Synergy
$16.23
Demonic Tutor+2% Synergy
$66.72
Cyclonic Rift+0% Synergy
$39.46
Vampiric Tutor0% Synergy
$54.51
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$133.20
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$71.11
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$63.89
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Cryptbreaker+49% Synergy
$1.38
Gisa and Geralf+48% Synergy
$0.43
Noxious Ghoul+48% Synergy
$5.03
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord+48% Synergy
$0.93
Fleshbag Marauder+47% Synergy
$0.27
Champion of the Perished+46% Synergy
$0.82
The Scarab God+44% Synergy
$4.59
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+41% Synergy
$22.32
Gleaming Overseer+40% Synergy
$0.33
Lord of the Undead+40% Synergy
$12.19
Tomb Tyrant+39% Synergy
$2.61
Poppet Stitcher+39% Synergy
$2.41
Vengeful Dead+38% Synergy
$1.08
Ravenous Rotbelly+35% Synergy
$0.46
Relentless Dead+34% Synergy
$12.92
Zombie Master+33% Synergy
$0.47
Accursed Marauder+33% Synergy
$0.39
Archghoul of Thraben+32% Synergy
$0.30
Warren Soultrader+32% Synergy
$17.34
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born+27% Synergy
$3.67
Eternal Skylord+25% Synergy
$0.26
Sidisi, Undead Vizier+25% Synergy
$8.69
Geralf, Visionary Stitcher+24% Synergy
$1.07
Ghoulcaller Gisa+21% Synergy
$4.10
Gravespawn Sovereign+18% Synergy
$0.37
Grave Titan+18% Synergy
$0.38
Bladestitched Skaab+18% Synergy
$0.34
Murderous Rider+17% Synergy
$0.37
Rot Hulk+17% Synergy
$3.42
Overcharged Amalgam+17% Synergy
$0.49
Acererak the Archlich+15% Synergy
$4.24
Lost Monarch of Ifnir+15% Synergy
$0.42
Unstoppable Slasher+15% Synergy
$5.61
Corpse Augur+14% Synergy
$0.23
Vizier of the Scorpion+14% Synergy
$0.30
Havengul Lich+13% Synergy
$0.71
Shepherd of Rot+13% Synergy
$4.52
Prophet of the Scarab+12% Synergy
$0.25
Liliana's Standard Bearer+12% Synergy
$0.37
Undead Alchemist+12% Synergy
$0.83
Fell Stinger+12% Synergy
$0.31
Shambling Ghast+11% Synergy
$0.39
Putrid Goblin+11% Synergy
$0.52
Geralf, the Fleshwright+11% Synergy
$1.39
Graveborn Muse+10% Synergy
$12.12
Liliana's Devotee+10% Synergy
$0.23
Forgotten Creation+9% Synergy
$0.31
Zulaport Cutthroat+9% Synergy
$1.21
Blood Artist+8% Synergy
$2.76
Roaming Throne0% Synergy
$51.91
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver safe.
Lazotep Plating+23% Synergy
$0.52
Go for the Throat+18% Synergy
$0.62
Entomb+17% Synergy
$18.75
Village Rites+15% Synergy
$0.71
Rise of the Dread Marn+12% Synergy
$0.51
Tragic Slip+8% Synergy
$0.34
Aetherspouts+7% Synergy
$0.86
Culling the Weak+7% Synergy
$7.21
Corrupted Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.36
Plumb the Forbidden+5% Synergy
$0.41
Deadly Dispute+5% Synergy
$0.36
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$13.63
Drown in Dreams+3% Synergy
$1.36
Dark Ritual+3% Synergy
$6.17
Harmonized Crescendo+1% Synergy
$1.22
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$1.14
Murder0% Synergy
$0.30
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.34
Swan Song-4% Synergy
$10.17
Counterspell-4% Synergy
$3.57
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$56.85
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$29.14
Reality Shift-5% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.37
An Offer You Can't Refuse-6% Synergy
$3.66
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.25
Sink into Stupor-8% Synergy
$7.88
Pongify-8% Synergy
$2.36
Arcane Denial-9% Synergy
$2.10
Drown in the Loch-12% Synergy
$2.35
Brainstorm-22% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver's game plan and control the board.
Empty the Laboratory+48% Synergy
$1.03
Army of the Damned+36% Synergy
$1.34
Victimize+29% Synergy
$1.25
Distant Melody+25% Synergy
$0.38
Dark Salvation+20% Synergy
$0.52
Dread Summons+17% Synergy
$0.16
Ghouls' Night Out+17% Synergy
$0.40
Diabolic Intent+16% Synergy
$17.18
Living Death+13% Synergy
$5.65
Buried Alive+11% Synergy
$2.60
Necrotic Hex+10% Synergy
$0.43
Syphon Flesh+9% Synergy
$0.38
Patriarch's Bidding+8% Synergy
$3.65
Reanimate+8% Synergy
$9.30
Eaten Alive+7% Synergy
$0.25
Bloodline Bidding+6% Synergy
$2.85
Kindred Dominance+4% Synergy
$5.19
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$0.91
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.45
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$27.46
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.21
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$3.97
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.51
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$24.81
Diabolic Tutor+2% Synergy
$2.30
Damnation+2% Synergy
$21.16
Necromantic Selection+2% Synergy
$0.30
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$4.25
Crippling Fear+0% Synergy
$2.70
Rise of the Dark Realms+0% Synergy
$7.00
Raise the Palisade0% Synergy
$11.65
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+36% Synergy
$16.65
Phyrexian Altar+36% Synergy
$58.53
Skullclamp+26% Synergy
$6.00
Wand of Orcus+19% Synergy
$10.92
Bontu's Monument+17% Synergy
$4.82
Altar of Dementia+12% Synergy
$17.64
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$12.77
Herald's Horn+5% Synergy
$5.74
Pyre of Heroes+5% Synergy
$1.70
Cursecloth Wrappings+4% Synergy
$0.34
Whip of Erebos+3% Synergy
$9.83
Urza's Incubator+3% Synergy
$21.55
Vanquisher's Banner+3% Synergy
$5.89
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$5.04
Lightning Greaves-17% Synergy
$4.61
Swiftfoot Boots-18% Synergy
$2.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Dreadhorde Invasion+41% Synergy
$0.98
Open the Graves+29% Synergy
$0.65
Liliana's Mastery+26% Synergy
$0.37
Grave Pact+26% Synergy
$33.37
The Meathook Massacre+20% Synergy
$24.87
Bastion of Remembrance+20% Synergy
$0.39
Curse of the Restless Dead+19% Synergy
$3.26
Kindred Discovery+11% Synergy
$6.16
Dictate of Erebos+10% Synergy
$15.39
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall+9% Synergy
$5.70
Ghoulish Procession+7% Synergy
$0.27
Graf Harvest+6% Synergy
$0.32
Reflections of Littjara+6% Synergy
$3.06
Call to the Grave+4% Synergy
$1.88
Tombstone Stairwell+4% Synergy
$58.90
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$2.76
Black Market+3% Synergy
$6.17
Vampiric Rites+3% Synergy
$0.12
Curse of Disturbance+3% Synergy
$3.31
Phyrexian Arena+0% Synergy
$4.65
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$8.11
Black Market Connections-1% Synergy
$9.15
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$12.92
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+33% Synergy
$0.43
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+31% Synergy
$8.56
Liliana, Untouched by Death+13% Synergy
$1.59
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Unholy Grotto+36% Synergy
$6.17
Mortuary Mire+28% Synergy
$0.40
Phyrexian Tower+22% Synergy
$28.62
Bojuka Bog+19% Synergy
$1.43
Accursed Duneyard+13% Synergy
$0.43
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+11% Synergy
$58.12
Three Tree City+10% Synergy
$29.30
Cabal Coffers+10% Synergy
$32.99
Crypt of Agadeem+8% Synergy
$4.14
High Market+5% Synergy
$0.49
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$53.53
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$11.09
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$4.36
Spymaster's Vault+2% Synergy
$1.99
Otawara, Soaring City-7% Synergy
$29.17
Reliquary Tower-11% Synergy
$3.79
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Crowded Crypt+44% Synergy
$0.70
Talisman of Dominance+11% Synergy
$1.17
Commander's Sphere+10% Synergy
$0.26
Patchwork Banner+7% Synergy
$3.34
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.60
Charcoal Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.36
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.35
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.57
Sky Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.24
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$96.32
Dimir Signet-5% Synergy
$1.20
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.90
Mind Stone-13% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel-17% Synergy
$2.56
Lands
The mana base foundation for Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Unclaimed Territory+35% Synergy
$0.38
Path of Ancestry+34% Synergy
$0.26
Tainted Isle+21% Synergy
$2.62
Choked Estuary+17% Synergy
$0.32
Darkwater Catacombs+15% Synergy
$0.33
Temple of Deceit+15% Synergy
$0.17
Sunken Hollow+13% Synergy
$0.37
Exotic Orchard+11% Synergy
$0.19
Cavern of Souls+11% Synergy
$49.30
Myriad Landscape+10% Synergy
$0.24
Secluded Courtyard+10% Synergy
$0.33
Dimir Aqueduct+7% Synergy
$0.32
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$13.63
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.56
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$27.46
Snow-Covered Island+3% Synergy
$1.02
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$6.83
Jwar Isle Refuge+2% Synergy
$0.41
Dismal Backwater+1% Synergy
$0.22
Submerged Boneyard+1% Synergy
$0.26
Clearwater Pathway+0% Synergy
$4.84
Darkslick Shores+0% Synergy
$3.25
Ice Tunnel+0% Synergy
$0.45
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Sunken Ruins0% Synergy
$5.84
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.12
Island-1% Synergy
$0.06
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$10.44
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$20.52
Hidden Lair-1% Synergy
$2.18
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.25
Fetid Pools-2% Synergy
$0.22
Marsh Flats-2% Synergy
$32.54
Underground River-2% Synergy
$2.30
Evolving Wilds-2% Synergy
$0.25
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$18.82
River of Tears-3% Synergy
$0.31
Gloomlake Verge-3% Synergy
$11.54
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Drowned Catacomb-4% Synergy
$1.23
Undercity Sewers-5% Synergy
$15.13
Morphic Pool-5% Synergy
$29.04
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.37
Sink into Stupor-8% Synergy
$7.88
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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tormod, the Desecrator
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
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Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
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