Vizier of the Scorpion
Creature — Zombie Wizard
When this creature enters, amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Zombie tokens you control have deathtouch.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Starter Commander Decks
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #6864
Vizier of the Scorpion hands every Zombie token you make a free death trigger — that passive alone justifies the slot in any deck that floods the board with undead. Gisa and Geralf decks pay two mana for a static that turns your whole token army into deathtouch landmines, and that's an immediate, table-wide affect on how opponents block and attack.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf fuels a constant stream of Zombies through the graveyard, and Vizier of the Scorpion makes every one of them a deathtouch threat that opponents can't ignore in combat — the mill-and-reanimate loop suddenly doubles as a pressure engine.
The Scarab God
The Scarab God generates Zombie tokens on a regular schedule, and Vizier of the Scorpion means those 4/4 copies enter the battlefield already sporting deathtouch, turning each token into a credible blocker or attacker that demands a real answer.
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Ghoulcaller Gisa can produce a swarm of 2/2 Zombie tokens in a single activation, and Vizier of the Scorpion converts that mass sacrifice into a wall of deathtouch bodies that make any alpha-strike against you a losing proposition.
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver rewards you for deliberately sacrificing Zombies and replaces them with fresh ones, so Vizier of the Scorpion slots in as a force multiplier — each replacement token enters with deathtouch already live, compounding the board presence Wilhelt builds turn over turn.
Gisa, the Hellraiser
Gisa, the Hellraiser incentivizes attacking with Zombies and generating more on combat damage, and Vizier of the Scorpion ensures that swinging board is genuinely threatening rather than just wide — deathtouch on every attacker pressures opponents into unfavorable blocks or forces them to let damage through.
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 comfortably where Vizier of the Scorpion earns its keep — token-generating Zombie commanders are among the most popular in the format, and a two-mana static that blankets your entire board with deathtouch is the kind of effect that warps combat math for the whole table. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Modern, Vizier of the Scorpion is legal but effectively absent: Zombie tribal at that power level doesn't need this effect when it can close games faster through other lines. Pioneer's Zombie builds are more creature-forward and could theoretically support it, but the card sees no meaningful play there. Commander is the format where Vizier of the Scorpion belongs, and it's priced accordingly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Vizier of the Scorpion is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that would cost several dollars if it said the same thing in a more pushed shell. Don't expect the price to move; it's a common-tier effect in terms of market demand, and supply is high enough to keep it anchored to the bulk floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.