Withered Wretch
Creature — Zombie Cleric
: Exile target card from a graveyard.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.66
- EDHREC rank
- #9534
Withered Wretch hits the table as a repeatable, instant-speed graveyard exile on a 2/2 body for two mana — that combination of cost and flexibility is the whole pitch. In a format where graveyards are engines, Gisa, the Hellraiser and its ilk remind you every game why permanent graveyard hate belongs on a creature rather than a one-shot spell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
Gisa, the Hellraiser wants Withered Wretch because it's a Zombie that dismantles opposing graveyard recursion while contributing to Gisa's own undead army — hate piece and tribal body in one slot.
Ketramose, the New Dawn
Ketramose, the New Dawn runs a high density of creatures that pay off for being cast from anywhere, and Withered Wretch earns its slot by keeping opponents from restocking their own yards while the engine builds.
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf recurs Zombies out of its own graveyard, so it naturally wants Withered Wretch to police opponent graveyards without dismantling its own recursion loop.
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 |
In Commander, Withered Wretch is a consistent role-player: Zombie tribal decks get a hate piece that counts toward creature synergies, and any black deck that wants repeatable exile without spending a spell slot has a cheap, reliable option. Legacy and Vintage have access to more efficient dedicated hate like Leyline of the Void, so Withered Wretch rarely makes those cuts — the 2/2 body doesn't offset the slower activation compared to static effects at that pace of play. Modern is the most interesting fringe case: graveyard strategies are endemic, and the creature type gives it niche value in tribal shells, though dedicated sideboard staples still edge it out for pure hate. Commander remains its true home, where the incremental, targeted exile often matters more than a sweeping static effect that can blow up your own synergies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.66 bulk tier
At $0.66, Withered Wretch sits in bulk rare territory — easy to pick up and never a budget concern. The price is stable; it's not a card chasing spikes, just a reliable utility creature that costs less than a sleeve.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.