Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
Hexproof
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put two +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control.
Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $4.19
- EDHREC rank
- #7185
Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster puts a +1/+1 counter on every creature you control at each end step — both yours and your opponents' — then flips into a 7/7 that makes 4/4 Wolves while continuing the counter engine. Six mana is the real cost, and it dies to removal like anything else, but the turn it survives it reshapes the board faster than almost any creature at that price point. Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks run it as a core piece, not a luxury.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord cares about attacking Wolves and Werewolves, and Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster feeds that engine on both sides — the Human face pumps every creature heading into combat, and the Huntmaster backside churns out 4/4 Wolves that Tovolar can immediately draw cards off of.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster does its best work — the multiplayer environment means more end steps, more triggers, and more creatures to stack counters on before opponents can answer it. In Pioneer and Modern it's technically legal but competes in a removal-dense, faster environment where a six-mana creature that doesn't immediately win the game rarely makes the cut. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem at a sharper level; the raw power ceiling isn't close to format-relevant there. Stick to Commander, specifically tribal Werewolf or go-wide counters shells, and it earns every slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.19 cheap tier
At $4.19, Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster sits in the cheap tier for a card with this much raw board impact. It sees enough play in Tovolar Commander builds to hold that floor comfortably, so don't expect it to drop further.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.