Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{B}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 3
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop #862 (mythic)
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.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver has 6 printings, first in Midnight Hunt Commander (2021). EDHREC ranks it #2,748 among Commander cards. It appears most in Varina, Lich Queen decks (8,321 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
- Undead Unleashed - Midnight Hunt Commander, led by Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Commanders that run Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Varina, Lich Queen: 8,321 decks
- The Scarab God: 8,052 decks
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will: 5,754 decks
- Gisa and Geralf: 3,280 decks
- Grimgrin, Corpse-Born: 2,562 decks
- Sidisi, Brood Tyrant: 1,545 decks
- Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant: 830 decks
- Thraximundar: 761 decks
Often played with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
- : Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
- : Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
- : 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.”