Whipstitched Zombie
Creature — Zombie
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay 
.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #30725
Whipstitched Zombie is a 2/2 for two mana that becomes a liability the moment you stop feeding it Zombies — its upkeep cost of sacrificing a Zombie or sacrificing it will drain your board in any deck that can't reliably supply fodder. In a dedicated Zombie tribal shell with consistent token generation, it's a passable body; everywhere else, it's a trap.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Whipstitched Zombie earns a slot only in Zombie tribal decks that generate enough tokens to treat the upkeep cost as negligible — think Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver, where decayed tokens exist specifically to be sacrificed. In Legacy and Vintage it's not a consideration; a 2/2 for two with a mandatory upkeep sacrifice has never been competitive in those formats. Pauper is the one format where Whipstitched Zombie is technically viable in a Zombie synergy shell, though even there it competes poorly against more efficient common threats.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Whipstitched Zombie is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not utility. The price reflects its play rate accurately and there's no pressure to pick it up at any urgency.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.