Deathcoil Wurm
Creature — Wurm
You may have this creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $5.62
- EDHREC rank
- #20052
Deathcoil Wurm lands as a 7/7 trample for seven — a clean, threatening body that ends games if unanswered. Outside of Baru, Wurmspeaker, where it doubles into a 14/14 trample engine, it's a generic beatstick with no upside beyond raw stats.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker doubles every Wurm token and creature that enters, turning Deathcoil Wurm's already-imposing 7/7 trample into a 14/14 on entry — that's lethal damage in one swing and exactly why nearly 20% of Baru decks include it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deathcoil Wurm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play only in Commander — specifically Baru, Wurmspeaker shells that want high-power Wurm bodies to exploit the doubling trigger. In Legacy and Vintage, seven mana for a vanilla 7/7 trample is nowhere near competitive when those formats are closing games on turns one through three. Commander is its home, and even there it earns its slot only in tribal or Wurm-synergy decks rather than generic green stompy.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If you want a comparable green trampler at a lower price point, Aggressive Mammoth and Carnage Tyrant both offer trample and additional protection or evasion for similar or lower mana investment. Neither triggers Wurm-tribal synergies, so in a Baru, Wurmspeaker deck specifically, Deathcoil Wurm still has the edge — but in any other green stompy shell, those alternatives do the job without the tribal restriction.
Price Context
Current price
$5.62 mid tier
At $5.62, Deathcoil Wurm sits in the mid tier — more than its raw power level justifies for most decks, but propped up by demand from Baru, Wurmspeaker collectors chasing full Wurm tribal builds. It's unlikely to appreciate beyond that niche.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.