Mantle of the Wolf
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +4/+4.
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create two 2/2 green Wolf creature tokens.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14710
Mantle of the Wolf dumps a pile of 2/2 Wolf tokens onto the board when the enchanted creature dies — the bigger the power bonus, the bigger the pack. The five-mana equip cost is real, but in decks that engineer creature deaths on demand, this converts one removal spell into a wide board state.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior creates token copies of Auras attached to your creatures, meaning Mantle of the Wolf can populate itself across multiple targets — and when any one of them dies, you cash in a fresh wave of Wolves without losing the Mantle itself.
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 |
Mantle of the Wolf is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees meaningful play in Commander. Five mana is simply too slow for competitive Constructed formats, where targeted removal resolves before you get value and the token payoff doesn't close games fast enough. In Commander, the math changes: token doublers are common, sacrifice synergies are everywhere, and a single board wipe can convert the Mantle into ten or more power in Wolf tokens. It belongs squarely in go-wide Gruul or creature-based enchantment decks that already plan to lose creatures.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Mantle of the Wolf right now — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its narrow competitive applicability and Commander-only niche, it has historically sat in bulk-to-low-dollar territory.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.