Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior · 
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver is part of 35 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Shambling Ghast and Chthonian Nightmare.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior
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.
- Mana value
- 4
- Power/Toughness
- 3/3
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver across all of its 35 combos.
Roles in combos
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
35 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Carrion Feeder
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Altar of Dementia
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite mill
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite self-mill
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Viscera Seer
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Blasting Station
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Ashnod's Altar
Pitiless Plunderer
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Results in combo:
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
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Woe Strider
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Carrion Feeder
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Altar of Dementia
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite self-mill
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Viscera Seer
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B, R
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Goblin Bombardment
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
Bloodflow Connoisseur
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Blasting Station
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Umbral Collar Zealot
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Infinite surveil
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
Color Identity: U, B
Cards in combo:
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Shambling Ghast
Chthonian Nightmare
Pitiless Plunderer
Woe Strider
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Infinite energy counters
