Hinterland Logger // Timber Shredder
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
- common
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #21556
Hinterland Logger // Timber Shredder is a two-mana 2/1 that transforms into a 5/4 trample threat — solid stats for the cost, but the daybound/nightbound mechanic means you're at the mercy of the table's spell-casting patterns. Playable in dedicated werewolf shells; redundant filler everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Hinterland Logger // Timber Shredder slots cleanly into Werewolf tribal helmed by Tovolar, Dire Overlord — the flip synergy is native to the theme and Tovolar actively rewards the night transition. Outside that tribe, a vanilla 2/1 with conditional upside doesn't compete for the 99. In Pauper, the common designation makes it a legitimate early-game body in aggressive green builds, though the daybound/nightbound dependency is harder to control in a two-player format where your opponent's turn matters just as much as yours. Modern and Pioneer have enough redundancy in the werewolf package that Logger earns consideration as curve-filler in dedicated builds, but rarely makes the final cut over higher-impact two-drops.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Hinterland Logger // Timber Shredder is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not a singles list. Bulk commons rarely move on price unless a format shift puts the whole werewolf archetype on the map, so treat it as a zero-cost slot-filler and nothing more.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.