Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with Gisa onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
4 / 4
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID #103)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2021-09-24
- Artist
- Yongjae Choi
- EDHREC rank
- #2,894
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Butcher of Malakir
- Plaguecrafter
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Demon's Disciple
- Soul Shatter
- Merciless Executioner
- Gravelighter
- Accursed Marauder
- Grim Haruspex
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Nightmare Shepherd
- Liliana's Triumph
- Sheoldred's Edict
- Morbid Opportunist
- Archfiend of Depravity
- Midnight Reaper
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Open the Graves
- Grave Pact
- Dictate of Erebos
- In Garruk's Wake
- Vona's Hunger
- Village Rites
- Tragic Slip
- Go for the Throat
- Mire in Misery
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Innocent Blood
- Black Market
- Harvester of Souls
- Infernal Grasp
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Murder
- Ravenous Chupacabra
- Victimize
- Royal Assassin
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Kaya's Ghostform
- Ghoulish Procession
- Force of Despair
- Doom Blade
- Mortuary Mire
- Blood Artist
- Magus of the Abyss
- Witch's Cottage
- Massacre Wurm
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Crowded Crypt
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Swamp
- Sol Ring
- Arcane Signet
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Dark Ritual
- Plaguecrafter
- Accursed Marauder
- Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Feed the Swarm
- Jet Medallion
- Morbid Opportunist
- Village Rites
- Swiftfoot Boots
- Blood Artist
- Soul Shatter
- Victimize
- Butcher of Malakir
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Grave Pact
- Go for the Throat
- Infernal Grasp
- Defile
- Demon's Disciple
- Bojuka Bog
- Cabal Coffers
- Sheoldred's Edict
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Merciless Executioner
- Crypt Ghast
- Ghoulcaller Gisa
- Grim Haruspex
- Tragic Slip
- Black Market
- Sign in Blood
- Witch's Cottage
- Lightning Greaves
- Priest of Forgotten Gods
- Phyrexian Arena
- Gravelighter
- Reanimate
- Dictate of Erebos
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
- Midnight Reaper
- Charcoal Diamond
- Archfiend of Depravity
- Liliana's Triumph
- Deadly Dispute
- Mind Stone
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Massacre Wurm
Format legality
Rulings
- 2021-09-24
Because creatures controlled by opponents aren't dying due to Gisa's replacement effect, any "when [this creature] dies" triggered abilities those creatures have won't trigger.
- 2021-09-24
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
- 2021-09-24
Decayed does not grant haste. Creatures with decayed that enter the battlefield during your turn may not attack until your next turn.
- 2021-09-24
Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. "Decayed" means "This creature can't block" and "When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat."
- 2021-09-24
Gisa does not grant haste to the creatures that are returned to the battlefield, so you normally won't be able to attack with them the turn they are returned.
- 2021-09-24
If a creature your opponent controls would die and more than one effect would cause it to be exiled, that opponent chooses which one to apply. If the creature is exiled due to some other replacement effect, it will not be returned to the battlefield with Gisa.
- 2021-09-24
Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.