Plated Wurm
Creature — Wurm
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #28973
Plated Wurm puts a 5/4 with trample on the board for six mana — decent stats, relevant keyword, no other text. The cost is that six mana for a vanilla-adjacent creature is where Commander decks expect to be closing games, not deploying a body with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no ongoing value.
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 |
Pauper is the only format where Plated Wurm earns a second look — at common, a 5/4 trampler competes reasonably in a format where large green creatures are a legitimate plan. In Commander, six mana demands either a game-ending threat or immediate value, and Plated Wurm delivers neither; it will be outclassed by nearly every other six-drop in green's deep roster. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card is functionally invisible in formats that end games on turn one or two.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Plated Wurm is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly what the card is worth competitively. It won't climb; there's no sleeper angle here, just a common that costs what bulk commons cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.