Germinating Wurm
Creature — Plant Wurm
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life.
Warp 
(You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #17297
Germinating Wurm puts a 7/7 on the board for five mana — the discard cost is real, but under Baru, Wurmspeaker that body immediately threatens to spawn more Wurms whenever a Forest enters. Outside a dedicated Wurm shell, the card-disadvantage stings enough to pass.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker turns Germinating Wurm's discard into a feature rather than a bug — every Forest drop triggers Baru to generate Wurm tokens, so the 7/7 you jam for five mana quickly becomes a board of threats rather than an isolated attacker.
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 |
Germinating Wurm is legal across every major format, but the conversation begins and ends in Commander. In 60-card formats, a five-mana 7/7 with a discard rider competes poorly against threats that come with built-in protection or immediate value, and it sees essentially no competitive play there. In Commander, the card earns its slot in Wurm-tribal or stompy shells where the raw size matters and discard is either mitigated by hand-refill engines or turned into a synergy hook. Pauper is worth a glance for Timmy-style casual tables, but the discard cost is punishing at that card-count scale.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Germinating Wurm is deep bulk — there is essentially no financial floor beneath it. Pick it up freely from any trade binder; it will not appreciate unless Wurm tribal becomes a breakout archetype, which is not a bet worth making.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.