Gisa's Bidding
Sorcery
Create two 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #13381
Gisa's Bidding drops two 2/2 Zombie tokens onto the battlefield — and if you have a madness outlet, you're paying two mana instead of four. The cost is that it does nothing else: no enters-the-battlefield triggers beyond the tokens, no card selection, just bodies.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Anje Falkenrath's tap ability is a free madness enabler, so Gisa's Bidding consistently costs two mana in that deck — making it one of the more efficient token generators in a shell that wants to churn through its library while building a board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gisa's Bidding is a role-player in Zombie tribal decks that can reliably trigger madness, most notably under Anje Falkenrath — elsewhere, four mana for two 2/2s is too fair to bother with. In Pauper, common-legal token generation is scarce enough that the madness discount earns it a look in black aggro shells with discard synergies. Modern and Legacy have enough efficient token production that Gisa's Bidding doesn't compete unless a very specific madness or Zombie synergy demands it. Pioneer sits in the same boat — legal but outclassed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Gisa's Bidding is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if an Anje Falkenrath or Zombie madness build wants it. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow homes don't move much, so don't expect this to drift far from that floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.