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Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain · B
Color identity: Black
Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whiplash enters tapped.
Whenever Whiplash attacks, if he's equipped, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of Equipment attached to him.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer: 35
EquipmentVoltronArtifactsLifegainModified CreaturesAggroLifedrainBurn
Build your Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed66
- Interaction50
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Swiftfoot Boots · Cranial Plating · Stolen Stark Tech · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Foundry Inspector · Brass Squire · Thran Power Suit · Basilisk Collar · Ronin, Shadow Stalker · Hammer of Nazahn · Cliffhaven Kitesail · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Sword of the Animist · Explorer's Scope · Champion's Helm · Arcane Signet · Bladed Battle-Fan · Leather Armor · Feed the Swarm · Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel · Dark Ritual · Voltaic Whip · Golem-Skin Gauntlets · Lashwrithe · Commander's Plate · Adaptive Omnitool · Night's Whisper · Swordsman's Steel · Brotherhood Regalia · Mask of Memory · Shadowspear · Bone Saw · Vorpal Sword · Infernal Grasp · Phyrexian Arena · Visions of Villainy · Iron Man Armor · Mechanical Glider · Mithril Coat · Shuko · Sign in Blood · Trailblazer's Boots · Genji Glove · Blackblade Reforged · Withering Torment · Defile · Deadly Rollick · Mind Carver · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Crypt Ghast · Silent Arbiter · Toxic Deluge · Black Market Connections · Nightmare Lash · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Barrow-Blade · Captain America's Shield · Imp's Mischief · Buster Sword · Lightning Greaves · Armor of Shadows · Cabal Paladin · Leyline Axe · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Buried Ruin · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Inventors' Fair · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Urza's Saga
🃏 Recommended cards for Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 68% | +68% |
| Stolen Stark Tech | 69% | +67% |
| Cranial Plating | 70% | +67% |
| Thran Power Suit | 64% | +64% |
| Brass Squire | 64% | +63% |
| Ronin, Shadow Stalker | 63% | +62% |
| Foundry Inspector | 65% | +61% |
| Basilisk Collar | 63% | +60% |
| Hammer of Nazahn | 60% | +59% |
| Cliffhaven Kitesail | 59% | +59% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 59% | +59% |
| Sword of the Animist | 59% | +55% |
| Explorer's Scope | 56% | +55% |
| Bladed Battle-Fan | 54% | +54% |
| Leather Armor | 54% | +53% |
| Champion's Helm | 55% | +53% |
| Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel | 53% | +53% |
| Voltaic Whip | 51% | +50% |
| Golem-Skin Gauntlets | 50% | +50% |
| Adaptive Omnitool | 48% | +47% |
| Swordsman's Steel | 47% | +47% |
| Lashwrithe | 50% | +46% |
| Bone Saw | 44% | +44% |
| Commander's Plate | 49% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Bloodforged Battle-Axe
- Stolen Stark Tech
- Cranial Plating
- Thran Power Suit
- Brass Squire
- Ronin, Shadow Stalker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Sword of the Animist
- Brotherhood Regalia
- Iron Man Armor
- Genji Glove
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Swordsman's Steel
- Commander's Plate
- Shadowspear
- Mithril Coat
- Buster Sword
- Inventors' Fair
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer's color identity?
Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 34 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck run?
Real Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bloodforged Battle-Axe, Stolen Stark Tech, Cranial Plating. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer decks.
What combos does Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer have?
Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bloodforged Battle-Axe, Stolen Stark Tech, Cranial Plating are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.