Wick, the Whorled Mind
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.
How Wick decks play in EDH
Wick, the Whorled Mind is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 3B, and its legendary creature - rat warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Wick, the Whorled Mind decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $54.89Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Wick, the Whorled Mind decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Wick, the Whorled Mind deck?
Wick, the Whorled Mind has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Wick, the Whorled Mind?
The cards played most often in Wick, the Whorled Mind decks include Rank Rat, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Wizard's Staff. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Wick, the Whorled Mind deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $54.89 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Wick, the Whorled Mind deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.