Plated Slagwurm
Creature — Wurm
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #14689
Plated Slagwurm puts an 8/8 hexproof body on the board that opponents simply cannot target — no removal spell, no bounce, nothing that requires a target touches it. Eight mana is a real cost, but under Baru, Wurmspeaker that investment starts spawning additional Wurms, turning one uncounterable threat into a closing avalanche.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker triggers off every Wurm you cast, and Plated Slagwurm's hexproof means the token-generating engine keeps running even when opponents are packing targeted removal — they can't stop the Slagwurm, and they can't stop the Wurms it spawns.
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 |
In Commander, Plated Slagwurm is strictly a Wurm-tribal or stompy card — the hexproof is genuinely relevant in a format full of Swords to Plowshares and Cyclonic Rift, but eight mana competes with spells that end the game outright. In Legacy and Vintage, it has never been a consideration; those formats answer an 8/8 at sorcery speed through counterspells and combo before it untaps. Modern similarly ignores it — the format's threats close games faster and cheaper. Plated Slagwurm lives and dies in Commander, and even there only in dedicated Wurm shells.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Plated Slagwurm is deep bulk — buy a copy for your Baru deck without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price has nowhere to go; pick it up for the playability, not the cardboard.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.