Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
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.
How it works : Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. “Decayed” means “This creature can't block” and “When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.”
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Carrion Feeder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing a Zombie creature.
- 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Resolve the ability from step 1.
- 4Repeat.
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#2
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Ashnod's Altar
Infinite colorless manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing a Zombie creature, adding
. - 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Repeat.
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#3
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing a Zombie creature, adding one mana of any color.
- 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Repeat.
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#4
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Altar of Dementia
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mill
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing a Zombie creature.
- 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Resolve the ability from step 1.
- 4Repeat.
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#5
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Viscera Seer
Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing a Zombie creature.
- 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Resolve the ability from step 1.
- 4Repeat.
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#6
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory + Blasting Station
Infinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing a Zombie creature.
- 2Wilhelt triggers, creating a 3/3 Zombie token with no abilities due to Poppet Factory.
- 3Blasting Station triggers, untapping itself.
- 4Resolve the ability from step 1, dealing 1 damage to any target.
- 5Repeat.
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#7
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Ashnod's Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + Ebondeath, Dracolich
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokens
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Ebondeath, adding .
- 2Pitiless Plunderer and Wilhelt triggers.
- 3Resolve the Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve Wilhelt's triggers, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token.
- 5Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Zombie token, adding .
- 6Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating a Treasure token.
- 7Activate two Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing those, adding
. - 8Cast Ebondeath from your graveyard by paying
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#8
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver + Shambling Ghast + Chthonian Nightmare + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Shambling Ghast, adding
. - 2When Shambling Ghast dies, it and Wilhelt's first ability trigger.
- 3Resolve the Shambling Ghast trigger, creating a Treasure token.
- 4Resolve the Wilhelt trigger, creating a 2/2 Zombie creature token with decayed.
- 5Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding .
- 6Cast Chthonian Nightmare by paying .
- 7When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to get
. - 8Activate Chthonian Nightmare by paying , sacrificing the Zombie token, and returning Chthonian Nightmare from the battlefield to your hand, returning Shambling Ghast from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Legal formats
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