EDH Optimizer
Wick, the Whorled Mind
Legendary Creature — Rat Warlock · 3B
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Wick, the Whorled Mind is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Wick or another Rat you control enters, create a 1/1 black Snail creature token if you don't control a Snail. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a Snail you control.
{U}{B}{R}, Sacrifice a Snail: Wick deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to each opponent. Then draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Wick, the Whorled Mind: 36
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Build your Wick, the Whorled Mind deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Wick, the Whorled Mind 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Wick, the Whorled Mind deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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+ (59/100)
- Consistency68
- Speed60
- Interaction52
- Resilience75
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Island, 6 Swamp, 2 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Lord Skitter, Sewer King · Vren, the Relentless · Song of Totentanz · Marrow-Gnawer · Ogre Slumlord · Piper of the Swarm · Karumonix, the Rat King · Pack Rat · Persistent Marshstalker · Lord Skitter's Butcher · Totentanz, Swarm Piper · Shoreline Looter · Tangled Colony · Taurean Mauler · Azure Beastbinder · Voracious Vermin · Chittering Witch · Impact Tremors · Valley Rotcaller · Skullclamp · Bloodline Pretender · Counterspell · Talisman of Dominance · Swarmyard Massacre · Mad Ratter · Maskwood Nexus · Ogre Chitterlord · Talisman of Indulgence · Typhoid Rats · Revenge of the Rats · Dark Ritual · Patchwork Banner · Dimir Signet · Reflections of Littjara · Burglar Rat · Chaos Warp · Feed the Swarm · Twisted Sewer-Witch · Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm · Rakdos Signet · Thought Vessel · Changeling Outcast · Gnawing Crescendo · Kindred Discovery · Blasphemous Act · Negate · Rat Colony · Terminate · Mindwhisker · Black Market Connections · Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni · Talisman of Creativity · Fellwar Stone · Deadly Dispute · Plague of Vermin · Shared Animosity · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Bulk Up · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Rat King, Verminister · Distant Melody · Command Tower · Path of Ancestry · Crumbling Necropolis · Exotic Orchard · Swarmyard · Reliquary Tower · Mudflat Village · Dragonskull Summit · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Watery Grave · Three Tree City · Xander's Lounge · Sulfur Falls · Bojuka Bog · Seething Landscape · Steam Vents · Evolving Wilds · Luxury Suite · Bloodstained Mire · Lilypad Village · Morphic Pool · Sulfurous Springs · Polluted Delta
🃏 Recommended cards for Wick, the Whorled Mind
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Wick, the Whorled Mind, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Skitter, Sewer King | 80% | +78% |
| Vren, the Relentless | 79% | +76% |
| Song of Totentanz | 74% | +71% |
| Marrow-Gnawer | 73% | +71% |
| Piper of the Swarm | 72% | +70% |
| Ogre Slumlord | 72% | +70% |
| Karumonix, the Rat King | 69% | +68% |
| Pack Rat | 67% | +65% |
| Persistent Marshstalker | 66% | +64% |
| Lord Skitter's Butcher | 64% | +62% |
| Totentanz, Swarm Piper | 63% | +61% |
| Shoreline Looter | 62% | +60% |
| Tangled Colony | 60% | +59% |
| Taurean Mauler | 59% | +57% |
| Azure Beastbinder | 58% | +56% |
| Voracious Vermin | 57% | +55% |
| Swarmyard | 53% | +52% |
| Chittering Witch | 53% | +52% |
| Valley Rotcaller | 50% | +49% |
| Mudflat Village | 50% | +48% |
| Bloodline Pretender | 48% | +47% |
| Impact Tremors | 50% | +46% |
| Skullclamp | 49% | +44% |
| Swarmyard Massacre | 44% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Wick, the Whorled Mind 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.
- Vren, the Relentless
- Song of Totentanz
- Piper of the Swarm
- Ogre Slumlord
- Karumonix, the Rat King
- Pack Rat
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Lord Skitter, Sewer King
- Swarmyard
- Impact Tremors
- Skullclamp
- Swarmyard Massacre
- Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Marrow-Gnawer
- Three Tree City
- Black Market Connections
- The Ozolith
- Roaming Throne
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Wick, the Whorled Mind
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Wick, the Whorled Mind's color identity?
Wick, the Whorled Mind is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Wick, the Whorled Mind come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Wick, the Whorled Mind deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 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 25 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Wick, the Whorled Mind deck run?
Real Wick, the Whorled Mind decks run 36 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 Wick, the Whorled Mind?
The three highest-synergy cards are Lord Skitter, Sewer King, Vren, the Relentless, Song of Totentanz. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Wick, the Whorled Mind decks.
What combos does Wick, the Whorled Mind have?
Wick, the Whorled Mind has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Wick, the Whorled Mind deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vren, the Relentless, Song of Totentanz, Piper of the Swarm 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.