Deranged Whelp
Creature — Wolf
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #23912
Deranged Whelp is a 2/1 Dragon creature for one red mana — the stat line is real, but it comes with a mandatory attack trigger that forces you to sacrifice it if it doesn't connect. You run it when you need a cheap Dragon body and have a plan for that sacrifice clause; otherwise it's a liability.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deranged Whelp is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in the non-rotating formats has no interest in a fragile one-drop with a punishing attack trigger. In Commander, it earns a spot only in Dragon-tribal decks that want cheap Dragon bodies for cost-reduction effects or sacrifice synergies — think Scion of the Ur-Dragon or Dragon Cultist payoffs. Everywhere else, there are strictly better one-drops that don't threaten to suicide on a blocked attack.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Deranged Whelp is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for a Dragon creature type on a cheap card. It holds that floor price as long as Dragon-tribal Commander decks need inexpensive bodies, but don't expect movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.