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Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior MV 4

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What it does

Whenever another Zombie you control dies, if it didn't have decayed, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a Zombie. If you do, draw a card.

Combos with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.

  • Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory Carrion Feeder Infinite
    • Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Dress Down Ashnod's Altar Infinite
    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Humility Ashnod's Altar Infinite
    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Ashnod's Altar Pitiless Plunderer Ebondeath, Dracolich Infinite
    • Infinite artifact ETB
    • Infinite artifact LTB
    • Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite artifact tokens
    • Infinite creature tokens
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite storm count
    • Infinite colorless mana
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite Treasure tokens
    • Infinite creature LTB
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Dress Down Phyrexian Altar Infinite
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Dress Down Altar of Dementia Infinite
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite mill
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-mill
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Humility Phyrexian Altar Infinite
    • Infinite colored mana
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →
  • Myrkul, Lord of Bones Humility Altar of Dementia Infinite
    • Infinite death triggers
    • Infinite creature ETB
    • Infinite creature LTB
    • Infinite mill
    • Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    • Infinite self-mill
    See the steps on Commander Spellbook →

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.

Rulings

4 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

  • 2021-09-24

    Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.

  • 2021-09-24

    Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.

  • 2021-09-24

    Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.

  • 2021-09-24

    Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. “Decayed” means “This creature can't block” and “When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.”

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

Covered in our set guide Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Daybound and nightbound, disturb, coven and decayed. Released Sep 24, 2021 Read the guide →

As a commander

Decks built with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver in the command zone.

Decks led 1 1 published. Browse them →
Games played 0
Wins 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games, which is not enough to publish a rate yet.

Published decks

Decklists players have published with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver in the command zone, newest first. A deck that has been played carries the win rate it earned in real tracked games.

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver price history

The Midnight Hunt Commander #2 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly.

Non-foil today$9.30▲ $0.28 (3.1%)
Low $9.02 · High $9.30Tracked since Sep 28, 2026
Every recorded price change
DateNon-foilFoil
Oct 3, 2026$9.30$12.35
Oct 2, 2026$9.30$12.35
Oct 1, 2026$9.20$12.36
Sep 30, 2026$9.04$12.50
Sep 29, 2026$9.09$12.86
Sep 28, 2026$9.02$13.10

A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.

Every version of Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

6 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.

Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.

Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.