Pouncing Wurm
Creature — Wurm
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
If this creature was kicked, it enters with three +1/+1 counters on it and with haste.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #21786
Pouncing Wurm lands as a 6/6 trample the turn a Forest enters play, which means it punches at six for three mana in any deck that routinely drops basics. Outside of Baru, Wurmspeaker shells that guarantee the trigger, it's too conditional for competitive tables — but inside them, it's one of the most efficient bodies the archetype runs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker creates a self-reinforcing loop where every Forest entry grows your board, and Pouncing Wurm is the payoff that turns those triggers into an immediate 6/6 trampler — one of the cheapest, highest-floor threats the deck can slot at three mana.
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 |
Pouncing Wurm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees meaningful play in exactly one of those: Commander, specifically in Baru, Wurmspeaker landfall-Wurm lists. In Legacy and Modern, a conditional 6/6 at three mana competes against unconditional threats that demand no setup, so it never makes the cut. Commander is where the Forest-entry condition stops being a liability and starts being a given — green ramp decks reliably trigger it every turn cycle.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Pouncing Wurm sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move unless Baru, Wurmspeaker decks spike in popularity. It's a safe pickup at a dime or two — no budget concern whatsoever for anyone building the archetype.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.