Baru, Wurmspeaker
Legendary Creature — Human Druid
Wurms you control get +2/+2 and have trample.
, 
: Create a 4/4 green Wurm creature token. This ability costs 
less to activate, where X is the greatest power among Wurms you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria United Commander
- Price
- $2.16
- EDHREC rank
- #9120
Baru, Wurmspeaker turns every Wurm token into a mana-free 6/6 with trample and threatens an exponential board state the moment you have two Wurms in play — the payoff is enormous for any green deck that can reliably produce them. The cost is real: five mana for a legendary creature with no built-in protection means Baru, Wurmspeaker eats removal before it does anything, and without synergy pieces like Thornbite Staff or a land-type-matters shell built around Omo, Queen of Vesuva, the engine stalls.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Omo, Queen of Vesuva's ability to spread land types across permanents creates a constant stream of enter-the-battlefield triggers and token generation, giving Baru, Wurmspeaker exactly the Wurm-producing repetition it needs to snowball — the two form a self-reinforcing loop where each new token doubles your board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Baru, Wurmspeaker actually lives — the format's longer game gives you time to resolve a five-mana legendary and build around it, and green's access to ramp, token doublers, and untap effects lets the exponential Wurm engine reach its ceiling. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but a five-mana do-nothing-on-resolution creature has no competitive footing in either format. Oathbreaker is a theoretically playable space if you want a Wurm-tribal focus, though the smaller starting life total compresses the window considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Baru, WurmspeakerThornbite StaffPhyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$2.16 cheap tier
At $2.16, Baru, Wurmspeaker sits in budget-rare territory — cheap enough to slot in without scrutiny, unlikely to spike unless a new Wurm-synergy card pushes the archetype into the spotlight. It's a safe pickup at this price for any green token or Wurm-tribal build.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.