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Gisa, the Hellraiser

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock3 generic manaBlack manaBlack mana

The crime mechanic gave black its most literal payoff engine, and this Gisa turns aggression against opponents into an army. The design threads a needle that ties together two of black's oldest tribal threads: the Skeleton and the Zombie, both handed a permanent anthem and menace so the tokens she spits out arrive already primed to close games. The trigger's discipline is what keeps the token flood from spiraling: it fires only once per turn, so committing three crimes in a turn still nets exactly two Zombie Rogues, which reframes the card as a steady payoff rather than a chaotic storm engine. What makes the crime trigger reliable is that it does not care what the crime accomplished; a targeted removal spell, a discard, a graveyard interaction, or even just pointing a bounce spell at something an opponent controls all count equally, so the enabler slot is enormous. Ward with a life payment is the touch that lets her survive the aggressive posture she encourages: an opponent who wants her dead has to pay two life on top of the mana, a cost that adds up against a deck already draining them elsewhere.

Gisa, the Hellraiser (otj)
OTJ · #288mythic
Pricing
Normal: $6.18
Foil: $10.07
Oracle Text

Rules text

Ward—2 generic mana, Pay 2 life. Skeletons and Zombies you control get +1/+1 and have menace. Whenever you commit a crime, create two tapped 2/2 blue and black Zombie Rogue creature tokens. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
N/A
Printings elsewhere

Other printings

2 sets
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