Whip Silk
Enchantment — Aura$0.22
Enchant creature Enchanted creature has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.) : Return this Aura to its owner's hand.
Legal in Commander
Is
Combos 16
Whip Silk + Goldspan Dragon
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Whip Silk for {G}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk for {G}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Whip Silk + Goldspan Dragon + Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
- Infinite card draw
- Near-infinitely large creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Whip Silk for {G}, targeting Goldspan Dragon. Goldspan Dragon triggers, creating a Treasure token. Activate the Treasure token by tapping and sacrificing it, adding {G}{G}. Korvold triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on itself and drawing a card. Activate Whip Silk for {G}, returning it to your hand. Repeat.
Whip Silk + Malachite Talisman + Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your devotion to green is at least seven.
Steps
Activate Nykthos' second ability by paying {2} and tapping it, adding at least seven {G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield. Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, targeting any creature. Malachite Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Nykthos. Repeat. If your devotion to green is at least eight, this combo nets infinite mana, and you may then target any other permanent using Malachite Talisman's ability.
Whip Silk + Bramble Elemental + Utopia Mycon
- Infinite death triggers
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, attaching it to Bramble Elemental. Bramble Elemental triggers, creating two 1/1 Saproling creature tokens. Activate Utopia Mycon's second ability twice by sacrificing both Saproling tokens, adding {G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Whip Silk + Malachite Talisman + Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least five creatures.Cradle of the Sun.
Steps
Activate Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun's second ability by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield. Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, targeting any creature. Malachite Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun. Repeat. If you control at least six creatures, this combo nets infinite mana, and you may then target any other permanent using Malachite Talisman's ability.
Whip Silk + Malachite Talisman + Gaea's Cradle
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control at least five creatures.
Steps
Activate Gaea's Cradle by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield. Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, targeting any creature. Malachite Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Gaea's Cradle. Repeat. If you control at least six creatures, this combo nets infinite mana, and you may then target any other permanent using Malachite Talisman's ability.
Whip Silk + Displacer Kitten + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite untap of creatures
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Creatures you control can tap to produce at least {G}{G}.
Steps
Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least {G}{G}. Cast Whip Silk by paying its mana cost, targeting any creature you control except Displacer Kitten. Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking itself. When Displacer Kitten enters the battlefield, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Resolve the Whip Silk spell. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Whip Silk + Displacer Kitten + Peregrine Drake
- Infinite mana lands you control can produce
- Infinite untap of lands you control
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control up to five lands that can tap to produce at least {G}{G}.
Steps
Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {G}{G}. Cast Whip Silk by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Peregrine Drake. When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands. Resolve the Whip Silk spell. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand. Repeat.
Whip Silk + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Malachite Talisman
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite colored mana
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Selvala does not have summoning sickness. You control a creature with power six or greater.
Steps
Activate Selvala by paying {G} and tapping it, adding at least {3}{G}{G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield. Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, targeting Selvala. Malachite Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Selvala. Repeat. If you control a creature with power seven or greater, this combo nets infinite colored mana, and you may then target any other permanent using Malachite Talisman's ability.
Whip Silk + Marwyn, the Nurturer + Malachite Talisman
- Infinite untap of permanents you control
- Infinite mana permanents you control can produce
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Marwyn does not have summoning sickness and has a power of five or greater.
Steps
Activate Marwyn by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}{G}. Activate Whip Silk by paying {G}, returning it to your hand from the battlefield. Cast Whip Silk by paying {G}, targeting Marwyn. Malachite Talisman triggers, causing you to pay {3} to untap Marwyn. Repeat. If Marwyn has power six or greater, this combo nets infinite mana, and you may then target any other permanent using Malachite Talisman's ability.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Calix, Guided by FateWhip Silk is an Aura, which Calix, Guided by Fate can use.
- Estrid, the MaskedWhip Silk is an Aura, which Estrid, the Masked can use.
- Danitha, New Benalia's LightWhip Silk is an Aura, which Danitha, New Benalia's Light can use.
- Chishiro, the Shattered BladeWhip Silk is an Aura, which Chishiro, the Shattered Blade can use.
- Ellivere of the Wild CourtWhip Silk is an Aura, which Ellivere of the Wild Court can use.
- Dogmeat, Ever LoyalWhip Silk is an Aura, which Dogmeat, Ever Loyal can use.
- Siona, Captain of the PyleasWhip Silk is an Aura, which Siona, Captain of the Pyleas can use.
- Galea, Kindler of HopeWhip Silk is an Aura, which Galea, Kindler of Hope can use.
- Preston Garvey, MinutemanWhip Silk is an Aura, which Preston Garvey, Minuteman can use.
- Uril, the MiststalkerWhip Silk is an Aura, which Uril, the Miststalker can use.