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Totentanz, Swarm Piper
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Totentanz, Swarm Piper

{1}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock Bard

Whenever Totentanz or another nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This token can't block."

{1}{B}: Target attacking Rat you control gains deathtouch until end of turn.

Among the rats, he found the acceptance the human world never gave him.

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Set
Wilds of Eldraine (WOE #216)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
3
Released
2023-09-08
Artist
Matt Stewart
EDHREC rank
#9,376
Colour identity
{B}{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.06
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 131

Viscera Seer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
532 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Goblin Bombardment+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
460 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Phyrexian Altar+Reassembling Skeleton
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
321 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Carrion Feeder+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
286 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Woe Strider+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
204 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Viscera Seer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
175 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Viscera Seer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
165 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Zulaport Cutthroat
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
164 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Goblin Bombardment+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
162 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Nim Deathmantle+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
161 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Goblin Bombardment+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
158 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nether Traitor+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
154 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Blood Artist
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
152 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Yahenni, Undying Partisan+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
120 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Umbral Collar Zealot+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
117 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Phyrexian Altar+Cult Conscript
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
114 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Carrion Feeder+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
113 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Carrion Feeder+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
112 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bastion of Remembrance
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
106 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Phyrexian Altar+Bloodsoaked Champion
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
102 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Woe Strider+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
81 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Woe Strider+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
63 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Yahenni, Undying Partisan+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
56 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
46 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Altar of Dementia+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
45 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Yahenni, Undying Partisan+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
44 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Umbral Collar Zealot+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
39 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
39 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Umbral Collar Zealot+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
37 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Viscera Seer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
35 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Vengeful Bloodwitch
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
28 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Goblin Bombardment+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
25 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Ozox, the Clattering King+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
25 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Carrion Feeder
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
20 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blasting Station+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Altar of Dementia+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Altar of Dementia+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Bloodflow Connoisseur+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
18 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Vindictive Vampire
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite damageNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggers
18 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Vein Ripper+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
16 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Cruel Celebrant+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{R}{W}{B}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
15 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Falkenrath Noble+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
13 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Woe Strider+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Oathsworn Vampire+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
11 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blasting Station+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Cult Conscript+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
10 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Viscera Seer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite scry 1
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Blasting Station+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+Pitiless Plunderer
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Susurian Voidborn
{B}{R}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Goblin Bombardment+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

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Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2023-09-01

    If Totentanz, Swarm Piper dies at the same time as one or more other nontoken creatures you control, Totentanz's ability triggers for each of them.

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