Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change
Creature — Elf Fox Warrior // Instant — Adventure
Trample
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #14825
Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change exiles a nonland permanent until it leaves — that's a Banisher Priest effect stapled to a 3/3 body, and the adventure half lets you cast it as a sorcery before committing the creature. Beluna Grandsquall decks run it at a 28% clip because both halves trigger adventure payoffs, making this one of the more efficient double-dippers available at low cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall wants every adventure card it can find, and Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change delivers twice — the sorcery half triggers Beluna Grandsquall's adventure payoffs before the creature hits and exiles a problem permanent on entry.
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor can cast Guard Change as the target spell, redirecting it into Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change itself or another instant or sorcery in hand, turning a removal piece into a free extra cast and a body.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change earns its slot specifically in adventure-matters decks — outside that niche, a five-mana 3/3 with a conditional exile effect is too slow for a 100-card singleton format where tempo matters. In Pioneer and Modern, the adventure half being a sorcery kills most competitive applications; dedicated adventure synergy shells are the only realistic home. Standard is where the card sees its broadest play, since adventure payoffs are more prevalent and the exile effect on a 3/3 body is meaningful at that card-quality level. Pauper doesn't get it — this is uncommon at minimum — but across constructed formats the verdict is consistent: value is locked behind an adventure-matters engine, and without one, the rate is unplayable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Ferocious Werefox // Guard Change is bulk, and it will stay there unless a breakout adventure commander dramatically spikes demand. Pick up copies freely — there's no financial risk at this tier.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Beluna Grandsquall
- Gorion, Wise Mentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.