Lone Wolf
Creature — Wolf
You may have this creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #20492
Lone Wolf is a 2/2 for 2G that can't be blocked except by walls — evasion that's real but narrow, contingent on opponents running zero non-wall blockers and zero removal. It's a cube reject and a Commander afterthought; the floor and the ceiling are both low.
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 |
In Commander, Lone Wolf competes with hundreds of three-mana creatures that do something meaningful on entry or impact the board beyond combat — it does neither, and unblockability that depends on the opponent's board state is the weakest kind of evasion. Pauper is the one format where a 2/2 for three can theoretically exist on rate, but even there Lone Wolf's conditional evasion doesn't clear the bar for aggressive common slots. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; the card has no business in those formats. It's legal everywhere it could be relevant and playable nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Lone Wolf sits in bulk territory and will stay there — demand is essentially zero across all competitive formats, and casual players have better options at the same price point. Pick it up only if you're completing a set collection or building a flavor-themed wolf tribal deck with no ambitions beyond the kitchen table.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.