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Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · 3B
Color identity: Black
Whisper, Blood Liturgist is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{T}, Sacrifice two creatures: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Whisper, Blood Liturgist: 35
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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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed57
- Interaction41
- Resilience83
- Closing63
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sol Ring · Victimize · Buried Alive · Reassembling Skeleton · Abhorrent Overlord · Stitcher's Supplier · Arcane Signet · Vile Entomber · Solemn Simulacrum · Dread Return · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Dark Ritual · Grave Titan · Morbid Opportunist · Swiftfoot Boots · Zulaport Cutthroat · Pawn of Ulamog · Pitiless Plunderer · Blood Artist · Lightning Greaves · Meteor Golem · Millikin · Village Rites · Crypt Ghast · Entomb · Grim Haruspex · Massacre Wurm · Overseer of the Damned · Reanimate · Midnight Reaper · Underworld Hermit · Butcher of Malakir · Ravenous Chupacabra · Tormod, the Desecrator · Tragic Slip · Noxious Gearhulk · Sign in Blood · Charcoal Diamond · Desecrated Tomb · Harvester of Souls · Mind Stone · Living Death · Sengir Autocrat · Bastion of Remembrance · Skullclamp · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Bloodghast · Bog Witch · Phyrexian Arena · Sifter of Skulls · Thornbite Staff · Withering Torment · Accursed Marauder · Corpse Connoisseur · Ophiomancer · Rune-Scarred Demon · Ashnod's Altar · Final Parting · Patriar's Seal · Sepulchral Primordial · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Crypt of Agadeem · Phyrexian Tower · Witch's Cottage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Geier Reach Sanitarium
🃏 Recommended cards for Whisper, Blood Liturgist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Whisper, Blood Liturgist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Abhorrent Overlord | 50% | +46% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 49% | +43% |
| Buried Alive | 53% | +40% |
| Vile Entomber | 45% | +40% |
| Victimize | 64% | +37% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 53% | +36% |
| Meteor Golem | 35% | +34% |
| Grave Titan | 39% | +32% |
| Underworld Hermit | 33% | +32% |
| Overseer of the Damned | 34% | +32% |
| Millikin | 35% | +32% |
| Dread Return | 43% | +31% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 32% | +27% |
| Tormod, the Desecrator | 30% | +27% |
| Pawn of Ulamog | 36% | +26% |
| Butcher of Malakir | 32% | +26% |
| Desecrated Tomb | 28% | +26% |
| Sengir Autocrat | 27% | +25% |
| Grim Haruspex | 34% | +25% |
| Midnight Reaper | 33% | +25% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 43% | +23% |
| Bog Witch | 25% | +23% |
| Corpse Connoisseur | 23% | +23% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 29% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Whisper, Blood Liturgist 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.
- Abhorrent Overlord
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Buried Alive
- Vile Entomber
- Victimize
- Reassembling Skeleton
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Grim Haruspex
- Thornbite Staff
- Entomb
- Patriar's Seal
- Massacre Wurm
- Living Death
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Whisper, Blood Liturgist
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Whisper, Blood Liturgist's color identity?
Whisper, Blood Liturgist 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 Whisper, Blood Liturgist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Whisper, Blood Liturgist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Whisper, Blood Liturgist deck run?
Real Whisper, Blood Liturgist 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 Whisper, Blood Liturgist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Abhorrent Overlord, Stitcher's Supplier, Buried Alive. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Whisper, Blood Liturgist decks.
What combos does Whisper, Blood Liturgist have?
Whisper, Blood Liturgist has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Whisper, Blood Liturgist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Abhorrent Overlord, Stitcher's Supplier, Buried Alive 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.