Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter
Creature — Human Shaman Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13483
Tovolar's Magehunter flips into a punishing forced-pass for every opponent who casts a spell — two damage per spell, every turn, stacks up fast at a four-player table. The cost is a clunky five-mana front half in Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter that needs a full day-night cycle to transform, but Tovolar, Dire Overlord's wolf-tribal engine accelerates that clock reliably enough to make it worthwhile.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord runs Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter because the wolf-and-werewolf density he demands also flips the Shaman fast, and once Magehunter is online it punishes opponents for the interaction they'd use to disrupt the board — making them choose between eating damage and letting the wolf army grow unchecked.
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 |
Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is Commander — the four-player table multiplies the damage trigger into a serious drain engine that single-opponent formats can't replicate. In Legacy and Modern it's too slow: five mana for a conditional damage source that requires a day-night setup doesn't compete with what those formats are doing on turns three and four. Commander is the only format where the card earns its slot, specifically in werewolf builds where the tribal infrastructure does the heavy lifting of transforming it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its niche role in werewolf Commander builds and limited competitive demand, it has historically sat in budget territory — worth picking up if you're building around Tovolar.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.