Backwoods Survivalists
Creature — Human Warrior
Delirium — This creature gets +1/+1 and has trample as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29154
Backwoods Survivalists lands as a 4/3 trample for four mana — a fine rate — and rewards you for doing what green already wants to do by growing every time you cast a noncreature spell. The ceiling is real in spell-heavy green builds, but the floor is a vanilla creature that loses to most four-drops in competitive pods.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Backwoods Survivalists finds its best home in green decks that cast multiple noncreature spells per turn — ramp-heavy or spellslinger builds where it quietly grows into a serious beater. In Pauper, it's a legitimate threat; common-legal green stompy and Auras decks can trigger it off ramp and enchantments, and 4/3 trample for four is above the format's average rate. Modern and Pioneer have better options at the four-drop slot, and Backwoods Survivalists won't see play there competitively. Legacy and Vintage are nonstarters for a vanilla-adjacent creature at this cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Backwoods Survivalists is deep bulk — grab a playset without thinking about it. The price is unlikely to move unless a dedicated spellslinger Commander strategy pushes demand, which the card's niche role makes unlikely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.