Duergar Cave-Guard
Creature — Dwarf Warrior
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #30080
Duergar Cave-Guard is a 3/3 watcher with wither and the option to pump its toughness, which means it trades up in combat and makes removal-by-damage awkward for opponents. Four mana for that statline is fair, not exciting — you're running it because the wither clause does real work, not because the body is efficient.
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 |
In Commander, Duergar Cave-Guard earns a slot in dedicated wither or -1/-1 counter synergy builds, where stacking counters across multiple creatures compounds quickly — outside those shells, a vanilla 3/3 with upside isn't competing for the 99. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but wholly unplayed; the power bar in those formats starts high enough that Duergar Cave-Guard never enters the conversation. Modern is the same story — wither as a mechanic has never found a competitive home there. It's a Commander-only pickup in practice, and even there only for the right commander.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Duergar Cave-Guard sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — demand is too narrow to push the price anywhere. Pick it up for a wither build without a second thought; there's no financial risk and no urgency.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.