Karplusan Wolverine
Snow Creature — Wolverine Beast
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #22751
Karplusan Wolverine is a 2/1 for one red mana that deals 1 damage to its controller whenever it blocks — a drawback stapled to a below-rate body. Outside of very specific self-damage synergies, the cost outweighs the stats.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Karplusan Wolverine is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Pauper, a 2/1 for one red is a fine rate, but the self-damage trigger makes it a liability in any aggressive shell that isn't explicitly built around life-loss payoffs. In Commander, Karplusan Wolverine finds its narrowest possible home in Rakdos or mono-red commanders that reward dealing damage to yourself — think Lurrus of the Dream-Den–adjacent grind or Erebos-style life-drain decks — but even there it competes poorly with purpose-built options. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Karplusan Wolverine is deep bulk — you're buying it for a quarter bin, not a store shelf. That price is stable because demand is nearly nonexistent, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.