Heir of the Wilds
Creature — Human Warrior
Deathtouch
Ferocious — Whenever this creature attacks, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir Promos
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #15540
Heir of the Wilds is a two-mana 2/2 with deathtouch and a conditional +1/+1 pump — it trades up with anything it blocks and kills creatures dead on contact. In Fynn, the Fangbearer decks it's a core piece: deathtouch plus any combat damage to a player is two poison counters on a two-drop.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer doubles every point of combat damage a deathtoucher deals to a player into two poison counters, and Heir of the Wilds is one of the most efficient deathtouchers available at two mana — it shows up in over 21% of Fynn lists because it hits early, pumps itself when another creature enters, and threatens a kill in five attacks unblocked.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Heir of the Wilds is a role-player in dedicated deathtouch or Fynn, the Fangbearer infect strategies — nowhere else. In Modern and Pioneer it's simply outclassed: Elves and aggro shells have better two-drops, and deathtouch without evasion rarely makes the cut at that competition level. Legacy is the same story — the card is legal but irrelevant outside a fringe Fynn-style build. It's a Commander card that happens to be legal in other formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Heir of the Wilds is bulk — grab a copy out of any common box or throw it in a cart as a filler card. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to sit on copies expecting movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.