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Cult of the Waxing Moon

Creature — Human Shaman

Whenever a permanent you control transforms into a non-Human creature, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Shadows over Innistrad
Price
$0.31
EDHREC rank
#12705
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Cult of the Waxing Moon card art
Cult of the Waxing Moon turns every noncreature transform into a free 2/2 Wolf, which in the right shell means one enchantment replaces itself with an army every combat step. Tovolar, Dire Overlord and Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist // Jetfire, Air Guardian both trigger it repeatedly, making five mana a trivially low ask for the volume of bodies it generates.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Tovolar, Dire Overlord

41.7% of decks · synergy 0.40

Tovolar, Dire Overlord flips Wolves and Werewolves constantly, and every one of those transformations hands Cult of the Waxing Moon another free token — the two cards form a self-reinforcing engine where each new Wolf threatens to trigger the next transform.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Cult of the Waxing Moon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in the 60-card formats has never found room for a five-mana enchantment that requires a transform-heavy shell to pay off. Commander is where it actually lives — the format's longer games, multiplayer token synergies, and abundance of Werewolf commanders give it the density of triggers it needs. Outside of dedicated transform or Werewolf builds, it's a card without a home regardless of legality.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.31 bulk tier

At $0.31, Cult of the Waxing Moon is firmly bulk — pick it up in any common-bin sweep without a second thought. Demand is niche enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a new Werewolf commander drives a surge in the archetype.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.