Frostwielder
Creature — Human Shaman
If a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn would die, exile it instead.
: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #21101
Frostwielder pings for 1 damage on tap and makes that damage prevent regeneration — relevant against anything that hides behind regenerate, but one damage a turn at four mana is a slow clock by any standard. It's a niche role-player, not a staple.
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, Frostwielder occupies a narrow slot: it shuts off regenerating blockers and synergizes with untap engines or ping-matters commanders, but four mana for a 1/1 that deals one damage per tap struggles to justify a slot in most 99s. Pauper is where Frostwielder has the most plausible home, since the regeneration-denial text actually matters against common threats in that format and the card pool is shallow enough that four-mana pingers see real consideration. In Legacy or Vintage, it's a non-factor — faster, cheaper interaction dominates both formats. Oathbreaker follows the Commander logic: playable in a dedicated untap or damage-stacking shell, unplayable everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Frostwielder is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly how rarely it gets slotted. It won't appreciate unless a future Commander printing makes tap-for-damage effects a dominant theme, so treat it as a penny pickup if you specifically need the regeneration-denial text.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.