Chillerpillar
Snow Creature — Insect
: Monstrosity 2. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous. can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #19561
Chillerpillar enters as a 2/2 that can migrate into a 4/4 flying creature for an additional six mana — the payoff is real, but the total investment is steep. Outside of dedicated snow or proliferate shells, that cost is hard to justify; Isu the Abominable is the clearest home where the snow type alone earns the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable cares directly about snow permanents, and Chillerpillar is a snow creature that stays on board in both forms — every turn it's in play, it's triggering Isu's counter engine.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter wants a critical mass of snow permanents to maximize untap value, and Chillerpillar fills that role as a cheap early snow body that can threaten the air later if the game goes long.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chillerpillar is a niche inclusion — it earns its slot in dedicated snow decks and nowhere else. Pauper is the only competitive format where it sees any real consideration, as common snow creatures are scarce and the migrate ability occasionally matters in slower games. In Legacy and Vintage it's simply outclassed; the formats move too fast for a six-mana morph payoff to matter. The honest read on Chillerpillar is that it's a build-around piece in a narrow archetype, not a generally playable card.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Chillerpillar is pure bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if you're building snow. That price isn't going anywhere; the card has a small enough audience that demand will never push it above a quarter.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.