Erdwal Ripper
Creature — Vampire
Haste
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #24695
Erdwal Ripper is a 2/1 haste werewolf that grows by +1/+1 each time it deals combat damage to a player — snowball potential stapled to a body that demands an immediate answer. The cost is fragility: two toughness means almost any block or ping kills it before the counters accumulate.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Erdwal Ripper is fringe at best — three opponents means more blockers, more removal, and less reliable damage triggers, so the counter accumulation rarely gets going. Pauper is the most hospitable home, where cheap aggressive commons are the baseline and a hasty two-drop with upside fits aggro or werewolf tribal shells. In Legacy and Vintage it simply doesn't compete with the power level available at two mana. Modern has better two-drops at every angle, so Erdwal Ripper doesn't make the cut there either.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Erdwal Ripper is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. It's unlikely to appreciate unless a werewolf synergy piece breaks into a competitive format, which isn't on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.