Whispering Wizard
Creature — Human Wizard
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying. This ability triggers only once each turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #17443
Whispering Wizard turns every noncreature spell into a 1/1 flying Spirit token, which is a steady stream of blockers and attackers that compounds fast in spell-dense decks. The four-mana cost is the ceiling on its ambition — it's a value engine, not a threat, and it needs a deck built around it to shine.
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 where Whispering Wizard earns its slot — spell-heavy builds centered on instants and sorceries can generate a token every turn cycle without dedicating extra resources, and the flying bodies pull double duty as blockers and attackers. In Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, four mana for a 2/2 with a conditional trigger is too slow against the format's tempo demands, and dedicated token strategies have far more efficient payoffs. Whispering Wizard is a Commander card through and through, and only the right Commander deck at that.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Whispering Wizard is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a niche role-player. The price is stable simply because demand is narrow and supply is abundant, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.