Whip Sergeant
Creature — Human Soldier
: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack this turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #29356
Whip Sergeant pumps all attacking creatures you control by +1/+0 until end of turn — a combat trick stapled to a 3/1 body for three mana. The effect is narrow and the body is fragile, making Whip Sergeant a fringe inclusion at best.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Whip Sergeant is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, a one-shot attack buff on a 3/1 for three mana doesn't move the needle in a 40-life multiplayer game where board-wide anthems from permanent sources do the same job every turn. Legacy and Modern have long since moved past three-mana creatures that offer no value beyond the turn they attack. Whip Sergeant is the kind of card that exists in the format's legal pool without belonging in any serious list.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Whip Sergeant sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its demand accurately. Don't expect it to climb — there's no competitive home or casual spike driving interest.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.