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Whirler Rogue

Creature — Human Rogue Artificer

When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Fallout
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#2080
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Whirler Rogue card art
Whirler Rogue lands as a 2/2 that immediately deploys two 1/1 Thopter tokens and lets you tap two artifacts to make a creature unblockable — that's three bodies and a repeatable evasion engine on a single card. The four-mana cost is fair for the package, and in artifact-heavy shells like Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy the tap outlet doubles as combo infrastructure alongside pieces like Nim Deathmantle.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy

Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy

44.7% of decks · synergy 0.43

Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy rewards artifact creature density, and Whirler Rogue delivers three of them at once while also providing a tap outlet that feeds sacrifice and reanimation loops — it's one of the most natural includes in the deck.

02
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

45.3% of decks · synergy 0.42

Leonardo da Vinci builds around artifacts and flying tokens, so Whirler Rogue slots in as both a producer and a payoff, generating Thopters that immediately contribute to the aerial board state Leonardo da Vinci wants.

03
Liberty Prime, Recharged

Liberty Prime, Recharged

41.8% of decks · synergy 0.39

Liberty Prime, Recharged leans on artifact synergies and combat, and Whirler Rogue's unblockable activation is direct support — making Liberty Prime, Recharged itself or another key attacker unblockable is often the difference between a kill and a stall.

05
Brago, King Eternal

Brago, King Eternal

41.7% of decks · synergy 0.36

Whirler Rogue blinks well under Brago, King Eternal — each flicker resets it and generates two fresh Thopter tokens, snowballing the artifact count that powers both Brago's triggers and the unblockable outlet.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Whirler Rogue earns its keep — artifact commanders consistently reach for it because three bodies plus a repeatable unblockable activation is exactly the kind of multi-role card a 99-card singleton deck wants. In Modern and Pioneer it's largely absent from competitive play; four mana for a 2/2 without an immediate game-breaking effect doesn't clear the bar in those formats. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically legal but Whirler Rogue offers nothing those formats need. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's logic on a smaller scale, and in artifact-centric shells there it can pull weight for the same reasons.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Whirler Rogue isn't currently on file, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the live number. Given its age and reprint history, it typically floats in budget territory — the kind of card you pick up without a second thought when building an artifact Commander deck.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.