Carnage Wurm
Creature — Wurm
Bloodthirst 3 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.)
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #18004
Carnage Wurm lands as a 6/4 trample with the threat of growing into something much larger — the cascade ability means the first time it swings and something dies, it can come back even bigger. Seven mana is the honest cost of that ceiling, and outside of Baru, Wurmspeaker shells that cheat it into play or rebuy it, that price tag is hard to justify in competitive Commander.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker turns every Wurm death into a free 4/4, and Carnage Wurm's cascade ability means killing it once can cascade into a second copy — Baru then replaces both for free, creating a loop of threats that punishes any board wipe the table throws at you.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Carnage Wurm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive Constructed formats have long since set the bar for seven-mana green finishers too high for it to clear. In Commander, it earns a slot almost exclusively in dedicated Wurm tribal builds helmed by Baru, Wurmspeaker, where the cascade synergy and tribal payoffs make the cost livable. Elsewhere it's outclassed by threats that either cost less, close the game faster, or both.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Carnage Wurm is deep bulk — buy a playset without blinking. That price is stable by definition: a narrow tribal card at this cost has nowhere to fall and only moves if Wurm tribal ever gets a breakout commander.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.