Norwood Warrior
Creature — Elf Warrior
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #29221
Norwood Warrior is a 2/1 for two mana with no abilities beyond being a legal Magic card — it does nothing that matters on the board. There is no shell where Norwood Warrior earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Norwood Warrior is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality is not a reason to run it. In Pauper, where commons compete on rate, a 2/1 vanilla for two mana is outclassed by nearly every aggressive green one- and two-drop available. In Commander, 99-card construction demands every slot justify itself — Norwood Warrior brings no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword, no synergy hook. Across every format where it's legal, cheaper or more capable creatures exist at the same slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Norwood Warrior sits in bulk rare territory despite being a common, and the price reflects the demand ceiling — essentially zero. It won't hold or grow value because there's no competitive context pulling copies off shelves.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.