Gwyllion Hedge-Mage
Creature — Hag Wizard
When this creature enters, if you control two or more Plains, you may create a 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature token.
When this creature enters, if you control two or more Swamps, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28169
Gwyllion Hedge-Mage is a conditional value engine: hit two Plains, gain 2 life and put a +1/+1 counter on a creature; hit two Swamps, tap a creature — all for three mana on a 2/2 body. The catch is that both triggers require you to already control two basics of the relevant type, so it earns its slot only in dedicated Orzhov builds where both Plains and Swamp counts are reliably high.
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 |
Gwyllion Hedge-Mage is a Commander card — full stop. In Legacy and Vintage it's too slow and too conditional to compete with the format's power level, and the same logic applies to Modern, where three mana for a 2/2 with triggers gated behind basic land counts doesn't clear the efficiency bar. In Commander, Gwyllion Hedge-Mage finds its home specifically in mono-Plains-and-Swamp Orzhov builds, where both triggers fire from turn three onward and the tap ability doubles as soft removal. Outside of that niche, even in Commander, it's replaceable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Gwyllion Hedge-Mage is pure bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. There's no meaningful price floor to protect here, so pick it up without hesitation if the slot fits, and don't expect the number to move in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.