Colossal Rattlewurm
Creature — Wurm
Colossal Rattlewurm has flash as long as you control a Desert.
Trample
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Search your library for a Desert card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.48
- EDHREC rank
- #9413
Colossal Rattlewurm hits the board as a 6/5 with trample and haste for five mana — that's immediate, unreasonable pressure before your opponents can react. Baru, Wurmspeaker turns it into the centerpiece of a Wurm-tribal engine, but even outside that shell it earns its slot on raw stats alone.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker pumps every Wurm you control and generates 5/5 Wurm tokens whenever a Wurm enters, which means Colossal Rattlewurm triggers that engine the moment it lands and swings as an even bigger threat thanks to Baru's static buff.
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand cares about Deserts and cycling, and Colossal Rattlewurm's Desert cycling ability feeds that gameplan directly — you cycle it early to hit a land drop and trigger Hazezon's sand-token generation, then hard-cast it late when you need a finisher.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Colossal Rattlewurm is a role-player in Wurm-tribal builds and any green deck that values haste threats or wants a Desert in the graveyard. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it doesn't clear the bar — five mana for a creature with no protection is a liability against interactive decks, and green has better standalone threats at that cost. Standard is the only non-rotating format where it might see occasional play if the Desert synergy becomes relevant in the metagame. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.48 bulk tier
At $0.48, Colossal Rattlewurm is bulk, and that price is likely to stay flat — it's a casual card with a narrow tribal home, not the kind of card that spikes on competitive demand. Pick it up freely; there's no urgency and no downside.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Baru, Wurmspeaker
- Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.