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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
#8,992
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 0.14
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 101

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
542 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
468 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Phyrexian Altar+Reassembling Skeleton
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
331 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
288 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
213 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
184 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
174 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Nim Deathmantle+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
168 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
167 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
162 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Nether Traitor+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
161 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
118 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
118 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Phyrexian Altar+Cult Conscript
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
116 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
109 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
109 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
84 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
65 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
53 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
43 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
43 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
38 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
37 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
36 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
26 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
24 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
21 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
20 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
18 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
17 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
12 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
10 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
10 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 ↗
Oathsworn Vampire+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite storm count
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 ↗
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
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodflow Connoisseur+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
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Umbral Collar Zealot+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Umbral Collar Zealot+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite surveil
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Reassembling Skeleton+Pitiless Plunderer+Phantom Train
{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
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Phyrexian Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Bloodsoaked Champion+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
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Ashnod's Altar+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Blasting Station+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Woe Strider+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggersInfinite scry 1
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Tenacious Dead+Pitiless Plunderer+Altar of Dementia+Totentanz, Swarm Piper
{B}{R}
Infinite artifact LTBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Beifong's Bounty Hunters+Totentanz, Swarm Piper+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite landfall triggers
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 101.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Piper of the Swarm 80 %+79.7 %
  2. Ogre Slumlord 80 %+79.2 %
  3. Song of Totentanz 80 %+77.6 %
  4. Lord Skitter, Sewer King 78 %+77.0 %
  5. Lord Skitter's Butcher 74 %+73.2 %
  6. Voracious Vermin 70 %+69.3 %
  7. Gnawing Crescendo 69 %+68.7 %
  8. Tangled Colony 68 %+67.3 %
  9. Twisted Sewer-Witch 66 %+65.7 %
  10. Karumonix, the Rat King 65 %+64.7 %
  11. Pack Rat 64 %+63.2 %
  12. Impact Tremors 72 %+60.8 %
  13. Marrow-Gnawer 60 %+60.0 %
  14. Redcap Gutter-Dweller 55 %+54.7 %
  15. Ogre Chitterlord 53 %+52.7 %
  16. Chittering Witch 53 %+52.3 %
  17. Tattered Ratter 47 %+47.2 %
  18. Shared Animosity 50 %+46.5 %
  19. Harried Spearguard 46 %+46.0 %
  20. Village Rites 61 %+45.9 %
  21. Ayara, First of Locthwain 46 %+44.8 %
  22. Rat Out 45 %+44.6 %
  23. Mad Ratter 44 %+44.0 %
  24. Raid Bombardment 45 %+43.9 %
  25. Ratcatcher Trainee 43 %+43.1 %
  26. Skullclamp 53 %+42.9 %
  27. Persistent Marshstalker 43 %+42.8 %
  28. Rat King, Pale Piper 42 %+41.6 %
  29. Revenge of the Rats 41 %+40.9 %
  30. Swarmyard 40 %+40.1 %
  31. Typhoid Rats 40 %+39.3 %
  32. Mirkwood Bats 53 %+38.9 %
  33. Rat Colony 38 %+37.8 %
  34. Wave of Rats 38 %+37.6 %
  35. Vampiric Rites 40 %+37.4 %
  36. Corrupted Conviction 46 %+36.5 %
  37. Garna, Bloodfist of Keld 40 %+35.9 %
  38. Burglar Rat 35 %+34.4 %
  39. Lich-Knights' Conquest 36 %+34.3 %
  40. Zulaport Cutthroat 42 %+33.9 %
  41. Goblin Bombardment 44 %+33.8 %
  42. Rat King, Verminister 34 %+33.4 %
  43. Crypt Rats 33 %+32.8 %
  44. Ratcatcher 32 %+32.0 %
  45. Mudflat Village 33 %+31.2 %
  46. Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 29 %+28.8 %
  47. Old Flitterfang 27 %+26.5 %
  48. Valley Rotcaller 27 %+26.3 %
  49. Victimize 41 %+26.1 %
  50. Bontu's Monument 29 %+25.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 100 %+1.8 %
  2. Mountain 99 %+1.2 %
  3. Ogre Slumlord 80 %+79.2 %
  4. Piper of the Swarm 80 %+79.7 %
  5. Song of Totentanz 80 %+77.6 %
  6. Lord Skitter, Sewer King 78 %+77.0 %
  7. Command Tower 78 %-8.1 %
  8. Sol Ring 75 %-11.1 %
  9. Lord Skitter's Butcher 74 %+73.2 %
  10. Impact Tremors 72 %+60.8 %
  11. Arcane Signet 72 %-10.1 %
  12. Voracious Vermin 70 %+69.3 %
  13. Gnawing Crescendo 69 %+68.7 %
  14. Tangled Colony 68 %+67.3 %
  15. Twisted Sewer-Witch 66 %+65.7 %
  16. Karumonix, the Rat King 65 %+64.7 %
  17. Pack Rat 64 %+63.2 %
  18. Village Rites 61 %+45.9 %
  19. Marrow-Gnawer 60 %+60.0 %
  20. Smoldering Marsh 60 %-3.9 %
  21. Redcap Gutter-Dweller 55 %+54.7 %
  22. Dragonskull Summit 54 %-11.0 %
  23. Skullclamp 53 %+42.9 %
  24. Chittering Witch 53 %+52.3 %
  25. Ogre Chitterlord 53 %+52.7 %
  26. Mirkwood Bats 53 %+38.9 %
  27. Shared Animosity 50 %+46.5 %
  28. Deadly Dispute 48 %+20.2 %
  29. Rakdos Signet 48 %-8.0 %
  30. Tattered Ratter 47 %+47.2 %
  31. Terminate 47 %+6.9 %
  32. Harried Spearguard 46 %+46.0 %
  33. Corrupted Conviction 46 %+36.5 %
  34. Ayara, First of Locthwain 46 %+44.8 %
  35. Foreboding Ruins 45 %-0.3 %
  36. Rat Out 45 %+44.6 %
  37. Raid Bombardment 45 %+43.9 %
  38. Mad Ratter 44 %+44.0 %
  39. Goblin Bombardment 44 %+33.8 %
  40. Ratcatcher Trainee 43 %+43.1 %
  41. Persistent Marshstalker 43 %+42.8 %
  42. Zulaport Cutthroat 42 %+33.9 %
  43. Blasphemous Act 42 %-9.5 %
  44. Rat King, Pale Piper 42 %+41.6 %
  45. Feed the Swarm 42 %+1.0 %
  46. Revenge of the Rats 41 %+40.9 %
  47. Bojuka Bog 41 %+5.3 %
  48. Victimize 41 %+26.1 %
  49. Vampiric Rites 40 %+37.4 %
  50. Garna, Bloodfist of Keld 40 %+35.9 %

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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