Brazen Wolves
Creature — Wolf
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #25242
Brazen Wolves is a 2/4 for four mana that gets +2/+0 whenever you cast an instant or sorcery — a fine body with a relevant trigger, but four mana for a 2/4 is a steep ask in any format where the bar for creatures is high. It's a role-player in dedicated spellslinger builds and a bench-warmer everywhere else.
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, Brazen Wolves earns a slot only in dedicated spellslinger decks where the +2/+0 trigger fires repeatedly in a single turn cycle — think Zada, Hedron Grinder or Vadrik, Astral Archmage shells where you're chaining instants and want a body that scales. In Pauper it sees fringe play in Kiln Fiend-style red-blue tempo, though Kiln Fiend itself is almost always the better threat at that role. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern have no interest in Brazen Wolves — the rate is simply too slow for those formats. Pioneer sits in the same camp: four mana for a creature that doesn't immediately impact the board isn't competitive there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Brazen Wolves is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a commons box, not tracking it down. That price is stable by default; there's no demand pressure to push it higher.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.