Lambholt Pacifist // Lambholt Butcher
Creature — Human Shaman Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
This creature can't attack unless you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #22989
Lambholt Pacifist // Lambholt Butcher is a solid blocker that stalls early aggression and flips into a real threat once you have a larger creature — the cost is that you need a 4-power creature on board to unlock the Butcher side. Werewolf tribal and go-wide stompy shells get the most mileage; outside of those, it's too conditional to compete for a slot.
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, Lambholt Pacifist // Lambholt Butcher fits cleanly into Werewolf tribal lists under commanders like Tovolar, Dire Overlord, where the flip condition is trivially met and the Butcher's 4/3 trampling body applies real pressure. In Modern and Pioneer, the card never found traction — two-mana creatures have to do something immediately, and depending on a separate 4-power creature to unlock value is too slow against the format's threats. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for the same reason, compounded by the depth of options at that power level. Treat it as a budget Commander piece and nothing more.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Lambholt Pacifist // Lambholt Butcher is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a commons bin, not tracking it on a buylist. There's no realistic price floor to fall through, and no scenario where demand spikes enough to move the needle.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.