Conifer Wurm
Snow Creature — Wurm
Trample
: This creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of snow permanents you control.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #12740
Conifer Wurm lands as a massive trampling beater that scales with every snow permanent you control, then grows further on each subsequent upkeep. The cost is a seven-mana floor that makes it a late-game-only play, but in the right snow shell — especially under Isu the Abominable — the ceiling is enormous.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable's triggered ability puts +1/+1 counters on snow creatures at the beginning of combat, stacking on top of Conifer Wurm's already inflated base size for a creature that snowballs out of control in just a few swings.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter untaps snow permanents on each attack, which accelerates the mana base fast enough to make Conifer Wurm's seven-mana cost feel manageable, and the snow-heavy board Jorn demands is exactly what makes Conifer Wurm's entry power enormous.
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 |
Commander is where Conifer Wurm belongs — 100-card singleton snow builds give it the density of permanents it needs to arrive as a legitimate threat, and the longer game means seven mana is reachable without sacrifice. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; Uro and True-Name Nemesis set the bar for green threats in those formats, and Conifer Wurm doesn't clear it. Modern is similarly legal and similarly unplayable at that cost — the format kills you before turn seven does anything meaningful. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Conifer Wurm is bulk by any measure, and it's likely to stay there — it's a build-around piece for a narrow archetype, not a staple anyone is chasing. Grab a copy for your snow deck without a second thought; there's no financial downside.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.