Whirlpool Warrior
Creature — Merfolk Warrior
When this creature enters, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.
, Sacrifice this creature: Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $2.35
- EDHREC rank
- #6917
Whirlpool Warrior puts two mass-draw triggers on the stack for three mana — one the turn it enters, one when it dies — and every opponent draws too, which makes Orcish Bowmasters a real liability to run alongside it. The Locust God turns that liability into a feature, converting every card drawn by every player into an Insect, so the symmetric refill becomes asymmetric board advantage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Locust God
The Locust God is the premier home for Whirlpool Warrior because each wheel trigger fires off Insects for every card drawn, turning a symmetric hand refill into a one-sided army.
Xyris, the Writhing Storm
Xyris, the Writhing Storm rewards opponents drawing cards with Snakes for you, so Whirlpool Warrior's two wheels are two mass-token events — the symmetry becomes the point.
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nekusar, the Mindrazer pings every player on each draw, so Whirlpool Warrior's double-wheel becomes a burst of damage that scales with hand size and table count.
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Arjun, the Shifting Flame replaces your hand with seven new cards whenever you cast a spell, and Whirlpool Warrior stacks with that trigger — the on-enter wheel and the death wheel both give Arjun more fuel to cycle through the deck.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Whirlpool Warrior is a Commander card through and through — the symmetry of its wheels is a known quantity at a four-player table, where the token and damage payoffs spread across three opponents make the trade-off worth it. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but ignored: competitive Constructed has no interest in a 2/2 that hands opponents a fresh seven. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it sees occasional play, specifically in wheel-centric signatures that exploit the same Locust God or Nekusar-style payoffs found in Commander pods.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Orcish BowmastersAgatha's Soul CauldronWhirlpool WarriorPhyrexian Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite colored mana; Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Orcish BowmastersAgatha's Soul CauldronWhirlpool WarriorAshnod's Altar
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite draw triggers for all players; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$2.35 cheap tier
At $2.35, Whirlpool Warrior sits in the cheap tier — affordable enough to slot into any wheel build without deliberation. Its price has stayed flat for years, propped up by steady Commander demand rather than any spike potential, so buy it when you need it and don't wait.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.