Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter
Legendary Creature — Human Cleric // Legendary Creature — Demon
Whenever Jerren enters or another nontoken Human you control dies, you lose 1 life and create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
: Target Human you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, if you have exactly 13 life, you may pay 
. If you do, transform Jerren.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #13175
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter is a recursive token engine and a latent game-ender in one card — the front face drains and churns Humans, and the back face is a 9/7 flying lifelink trampler that closes games the turn it flips. The cost is real: you need exactly 13 life to trigger the transform, which demands either a life-loss subtheme or careful sequencing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom generates a Human token every combat, which feeds directly into Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter's sacrifice outlet — Trynn supplies the fodder, Jerren converts it into life drain and a path to Ormendahl, and Silvar turns the sacrificed Humans into indestructibility, making the engine remarkably hard to interact with.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter does its best work — 40 life gives you room to manipulate your total down to 13 without dying, and the multiplayer environment means opponents are often reluctant to trade resources into a 3-mana legendary before it flips. In Modern and Pioneer, the transform condition is nearly unworkable: starting at 20 life with opponents applying pressure, you cannot reliably sit at exactly 13 long enough to use the ability without losing. Legacy has better shells for recursive aristocrats strategies but stronger competition at the three-drop slot. Oathbreaker is a niche home where its activated ability as a planeswalker-adjacent piece can generate repeated value, though it never reaches the same ceiling as in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter sits firmly in bulk rare territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or in a lot. Given its narrow flip condition and limited competitive demand, there's no pressure catalyst to push the price up, so expect it to stay in this range unless a Human-aristocrats deck breaks into a major Commander spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Silvar, Devourer of the Free // Trynn, Champion of Freedom
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.