Bounding Wolf
Creature — Wolf
Flash
Reach
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #16435
Bounding Wolf enters with a flash of relevance — it gives another target creature a flash until end of turn, which is a narrow effect stapled to a vanilla 3/2 body for three mana. Bulk rare territory: it does one thing, does it once, and leaves nothing behind.
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 |
Bounding Wolf is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but format legality and format playability are different things. In Pauper it's outclassed by creatures that grant flash permanently or do far more for three mana. In competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage, a 3/2 with a one-shot flash-grant doesn't clear the bar. Commander is where it has the most theoretical room — flash tricks at instant speed can matter in multiplayer — but even there, Leyline of Anticipation and Vedalken Orrery do the job permanently without asking you to sacrifice a creature slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Bounding Wolf sits firmly in bulk — the price reflects its limited demand and easy replaceability. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no breakout archetype waiting to adopt a one-shot flash-granter on a mediocre body.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.