Gatstaf Shepherd // Gatstaf Howler
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #21058
Gatstaf Shepherd // Gatstaf Howler is a two-mana 2/2 that transforms into a 3/3 with intimidate — passable stats for Limited, irrelevant for Constructed. It doesn't do enough on either side of the transform to justify a slot anywhere that matters.
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 |
Gatstaf Shepherd // Gatstaf Howler sees no meaningful play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — those formats demand too much from a two-mana creature to tolerate a vanilla-adjacent body with a conditional upside. In Commander, werewolf tribal shells under Tovolar, Dire Overlord or Arlinn, the Pack's Hope will include it to hit creature count thresholds, but it sits firmly at the bottom of the curve in terms of impact. It's legal but unplayed everywhere outside of werewolf tribal, where inclusion is about roster depth rather than raw power.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Gatstaf Shepherd // Gatstaf Howler is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. Demand is narrow enough that the price floor is unlikely to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.