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He Who Hungers
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He Who Hungers

{4}{B}

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Flying

{1}, Sacrifice a Spirit: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

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FlyingSoulshift
Set
Champions of Kamigawa (CHK #114)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2004-10-01
Artist
Kev Walker
EDHREC rank
#18,043
Colour identity
{B}
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 0.60
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Recursion

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

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

  1. Thief of Hope 85 %+85.0 %
  2. Infernal Kirin 78 %+77.5 %
  3. Junji, the Midnight Sky 79 %+74.2 %
  4. Baku Altar 66 %+66.2 %
  5. Iname, Death Aspect 66 %+65.7 %
  6. Bloodghast 78 %+65.0 %
  7. Nether Traitor 72 %+63.6 %
  8. Geth's Grimoire 70 %+62.7 %
  9. Moira, Urborg Haunt 63 %+62.1 %
  10. Gravelighter 64 %+60.4 %
  11. Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse 60 %+60.1 %
  12. Waste Not 68 %+58.3 %
  13. Myojin of Night's Reach 55 %+54.7 %
  14. Rend Flesh 55 %+54.7 %
  15. Ashen-Skin Zubera 53 %+53.1 %
  16. Will-o'-the-Wisp 53 %+52.3 %
  17. Ghost-Lit Stalker 52 %+52.0 %
  18. Banshee of the Dread Choir 51 %+50.6 %
  19. Megrim 55 %+50.4 %
  20. Syphon Mind 62 %+50.0 %
  21. Soulless Revival 49 %+48.8 %
  22. Tormented Soul 51 %+48.0 %
  23. Kami of the Waning Moon 47 %+46.6 %
  24. Death Denied 46 %+45.0 %
  25. Long-Forgotten Gohei 43 %+43.4 %
  26. Akuta, Born of Ash 43 %+42.8 %
  27. Graveshifter 43 %+42.4 %
  28. Horobi's Whisper 42 %+42.3 %
  29. Liliana's Caress 47 %+41.8 %
  30. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker 41 %+40.7 %
  31. Raiders' Wake 43 %+40.4 %
  32. Seize the Soul 40 %+40.2 %
  33. Kemuri-Onna 40 %+40.1 %
  34. Starving Revenant 41 %+39.7 %
  35. Deathknell Kami 39 %+39.1 %
  36. Kami of Empty Graves 39 %+38.5 %
  37. Myojin of Grim Betrayal 39 %+38.1 %
  38. Patriarch's Bidding 39 %+34.7 %
  39. Kokusho, the Evening Star 39 %+34.4 %
  40. Plagued Rusalka 34 %+33.9 %
  41. Footsteps of the Goryo 33 %+32.3 %
  42. Fell Specter 36 %+32.0 %
  43. Realm of Koh 34 %+31.8 %
  44. The Long Reach of Night 32 %+31.2 %
  45. Gibbering Kami 31 %+30.9 %
  46. Devouring Greed 31 %+30.8 %
  47. Nether Shadow 29 %+28.6 %
  48. Songs of the Damned 34 %+28.0 %
  49. Crypt of Agadeem 39 %+27.5 %
  50. Bile Urchin 28 %+27.5 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Swamp 91 %-4.6 %
  2. Thief of Hope 85 %+85.0 %
  3. Junji, the Midnight Sky 79 %+74.2 %
  4. Sol Ring 78 %-7.1 %
  5. Bloodghast 78 %+65.0 %
  6. Infernal Kirin 78 %+77.5 %
  7. Nether Traitor 72 %+63.6 %
  8. Geth's Grimoire 70 %+62.7 %
  9. Waste Not 68 %+58.3 %
  10. Baku Altar 66 %+66.2 %
  11. Crypt Ghast 66 %+19.4 %
  12. Iname, Death Aspect 66 %+65.7 %
  13. Gravelighter 64 %+60.4 %
  14. Moira, Urborg Haunt 63 %+62.1 %
  15. Syphon Mind 62 %+50.0 %
  16. Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse 60 %+60.1 %
  17. Jet Medallion 58 %-4.5 %
  18. Cabal Coffers 57 %+2.3 %
  19. Arcane Signet 57 %-4.3 %
  20. Myojin of Night's Reach 55 %+54.7 %
  21. Megrim 55 %+50.4 %
  22. Rend Flesh 55 %+54.7 %
  23. Dark Ritual 54 %-13.5 %
  24. Ashen-Skin Zubera 53 %+53.1 %
  25. Bojuka Bog 53 %+6.1 %
  26. Will-o'-the-Wisp 53 %+52.3 %
  27. Ghost-Lit Stalker 52 %+52.0 %
  28. Tormented Soul 51 %+48.0 %
  29. Banshee of the Dread Choir 51 %+50.6 %
  30. Soulless Revival 49 %+48.8 %
  31. Liliana's Caress 47 %+41.8 %
  32. Kami of the Waning Moon 47 %+46.6 %
  33. Feed the Swarm 46 %-4.1 %
  34. Death Denied 46 %+45.0 %
  35. Sign in Blood 43 %+8.6 %
  36. Long-Forgotten Gohei 43 %+43.4 %
  37. Raiders' Wake 43 %+40.4 %
  38. Graveshifter 43 %+42.4 %
  39. Akuta, Born of Ash 43 %+42.8 %
  40. Horobi's Whisper 42 %+42.3 %
  41. Cabal Stronghold 42 %+8.4 %
  42. Victimize 41 %+13.7 %
  43. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker 41 %+40.7 %
  44. Starving Revenant 41 %+39.7 %
  45. Seize the Soul 40 %+40.2 %
  46. Kemuri-Onna 40 %+40.1 %
  47. Deathknell Kami 39 %+39.1 %
  48. Crypt of Agadeem 39 %+27.5 %
  49. Patriarch's Bidding 39 %+34.7 %
  50. Kami of Empty Graves 39 %+38.5 %

Format legality

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

Rulings

  • 2013-04-15

    If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.

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