Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

First printed in Secret Lair Drop (2021)

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Universes Within (SLX) #8, 2022
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #347, 2021

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

Legendary Creature — Human

When Wernog, Rider's Chaplain enters or leaves the battlefield, each opponent may investigate. Each opponent who doesn't loses 1 life. You investigate X times, where X is one plus the number of opponents who investigated this way.
Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)

1/2

Illustrated by: Pauline Voss

Legality

Legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 3.63 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

23 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite turns, Lock: Academy Manufactor + Soulherder + Time Sieve + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite turns, Lock: Academy Manufactor + Teleportation Circle + Time Sieve + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite turns, Lock: Academy Manufactor + Conjurer's Closet + Time Sieve + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Deadeye Navigator + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite turns, Lock: Academy Manufactor + Thassa, Deep-Dwelling + Time Sieve + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite Clue tokens…: Eldrazi Displacer + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Emiel the Blessed + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite blinking…: Emiel the Blessed + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Peregrin Took + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite blinking…: Emiel the Blessed + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Academy Manufactor + Clock of Omens + Eldrazi Displacer + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

See all 23 on Commander Spellbook

Commander In 14 of 6550 decks (0.2%), most in Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

14

14 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

38%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain	0.2%	100%
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Badlands	100%	3.6
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	100%	3.6
Scrubland	100%	3.3
Dark Ritual	100%	2.5
Enlightened Tutor	100%	2.3
Gamble	100%	2.3
Silence	100%	2.2
Demonic Tutor	100%	2.1
Vampiric Tutor	100%	2.1
Deflecting Swat	100%	1.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Mario in Mario's Birthday Madness	2-3 40%
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Jayson Roberts in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026	2-3 40%
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Travis Davis in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Mario, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 of 39 2-3
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Pablo Huertas García, 25 Oct	1 main	#31 of 33 0-4
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Bryce Carter [FEET], 24 Oct	1 main	#6 (top 8) of 72 2-2
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain BVickers (spaghetii), 24 Oct	1 main	#1 (top 8) of 76 4-0
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Travis Davis, 17 Oct	1 main	#10 of 44 2-4
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Cross Puente, 17 Oct	1 main	#20 of 25 0-3
Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Aaron (Moxien) Fitol, 17 Oct	1 main	#14 of 20 0-2
Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Jared S, 11 Oct	1 main	#19 of 42 1-3