Whim of Volrath
Instant · 
Whim of Volrath is part of 70 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Phyrexian Altar and Orvar, the All-Form.
Whim of Volrath
Instant
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn. (For example, you may change "nonred creature" to "nongreen creature" or "plainswalk" to "swampwalk.")
- Mana value
- 1
- Keywords
- Buyback
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Whim of Volrath across all of its 70 combos.
Roles in combos
Whim of Volrath can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Whim of Volrath provides to the combos it is part of.
- Instant/Sorcery that has Mana-Only Buyback Cost
Combos with Whim of Volrath
70 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Peregrine Drake
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Spark Double
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Whim of Volrath
Coveted Jewel
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Infinite copies of a specific artifact
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Whim of Volrath
Gilded Lotus
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite copies of a specific artifact
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Treachery
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Gain control of all creatures
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Throne of Eldraine
Vesuvan Duplimancy
Whim of Volrath
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast monocolored spells
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Whim of Volrath
Coveted Jewel
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite draw triggers
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Whim of Volrath
Gilded Lotus
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Palinchron
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Great Whale
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Throne of Eldraine
Mirror Box
Whim of Volrath
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast monocolored spells
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Throne of Eldraine
Whim of Volrath
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite blinking of nonland permanents
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast monocolored spells
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Whim of Volrath
Walk the Aeons
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite turns
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Whim of Volrath
Chromatic Orrery
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Whim of Volrath
Chromatic Orrery
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Storm-Kiln Artist
Whim of Volrath
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
Infinite power for any creature
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: W, U, B
Cards in combo:
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
Whim of Volrath
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Exile all creatures opponents control
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Whim of Volrath
Chromatic Orrery
Mirror Box
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Whim of Volrath
Harmonic Prodigy
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinitely large creatures you control until end of turn
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Infinite storm count
