Packsong Pup
Creature — Wolf
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another Wolf or Werewolf, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, you gain life equal to its power.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #8905
Packsong Pup enters as a 1/1 and can leave as a 6/6 with trample — the ceiling is absurdly high for a two-mana creature once Wolves and Werewolves start dying. In Tovolar, Dire Overlord and similar Wolf tribal shells, it pulls more than its weight at virtually zero opportunity cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord runs a dense Wolf package, which means Packsong Pup is picking up counters constantly — every board wipe or combat trade that kills your own creatures feeds it, and Tovolar's card draw engine keeps the threats coming to accelerate it further.
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave cares about Elves and Wolves, and Packsong Pup slots cleanly into the Wolf side of that equation — it scales up as creatures die around it and hits the board early enough to benefit from Voja's counter-stacking triggers.
Sarulf, Realm Eater
Sarulf, Realm Eater removes permanents by spending counters, and Packsong Pup converts the resulting graveyard traffic into its own +1/+1 counters — the two cards create a feedback loop where board control fuels an ever-growing threat.
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, Packsong Pup is a role-player in Wolf and Werewolf tribal decks specifically — outside that context it's unplayable, but inside it the ceiling is high enough to justify the slot. In Modern and Pioneer, the two-mana investment for a conditional payoff doesn't compete with more consistent threats, and Wolf synergy density in those formats is too thin to make the scaling reliable. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters. This is a Commander card through and through, and a narrow one even there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Packsong Pup is deep bulk — you're picking it up as a throw-in, not a purchase. That price is stable; there's no crossover demand from competitive formats to push it up.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
- Voja, Jaws of the Conclave
- Sarulf, Realm Eater
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.