Malevolent Whispers
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.
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
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ultimate Masters
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #13992
Malevolent Whispers steals a creature, gives it haste, and swings it into its own team before handing it back — all for four mana at sorcery speed. It's a clean one-turn assassination tool, and in Anje Falkenrath decks it pulls double duty as a madness enabler you're happy to cast either way.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Malevolent Whispers is in 59% of Anje Falkenrath decks because it's a madness card with a legitimate effect — Anje pitches it to loot, and when you pay the madness cost you get a one-turn theft that can redirect the table's biggest threat back at its owner.
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 |
In Commander, Malevolent Whispers occupies a narrow but reliable role: temporary theft that doubles as interaction, useful in any red deck that wants to borrow a creature, swing it, and let it die in combat. Outside Commander, it's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but those formats move too fast for a sorcery-speed four-drop that returns the creature at end of turn — you're not keeping it, and a Swords to Plowshares or Fatal Push accomplishes the same removal goal cheaper and at instant speed. The madness angle keeps it Commander-relevant, but in non-madness shells a permanent theft effect like Grab the Reins or a cheaper red removal spell almost always does more work.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Malevolent Whispers is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking if you're building an Anje Falkenrath list. That price is stable; there's no spike pressure on a card this format-specific and this narrowly played.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.