Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #17928
Silverpelt Werewolf draws you a card at the start of each of your upkeeps — that's free card advantage stapled to a 4/4 body, and it compounds fast in a deck that wants to stay transformed. The cost is real: Lambholt Elder is a vanilla 2/3 for three mana until you flip it, and Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks already have more efficient werewolves competing for the three-drop slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord already draws cards off combat damage by untransformed wolves and werewolves, but Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf adds a second draw engine once flipped — stacking two sources of card advantage in the same tribal shell and helping you maintain pressure through disruption.
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 |
Commander is where Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf earns its spot — the 100-card singleton format rewards redundant value engines, and an upkeep draw on a werewolf body fits neatly into any green-red tribal build. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but invisible; those formats have no interest in a three-mana creature that needs a turn to start generating value. Modern has enough competitive werewolf support to consider it, but the payoff is too slow and too conditional for most spell-heavy builds that would rather flip werewolves with tempo than grind upkeep draws. Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf is a Commander-first card — treat it as one.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Lambholt Elder // Silverpelt Werewolf is deep bulk — buy a playset for under a dollar without thinking about it. Bulk rares with narrow tribal homes rarely appreciate, so treat it as a free inclusion for your werewolf pile rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.