Reckless Wurm
Creature — Wurm
Trample
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- DCI Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15113
Reckless Wurm is a 4/4 trampler for five that becomes a free madness cast the moment you discard it — the real cost is two mana, not five. In any deck built around the discard engine, it punches well above what its mana value suggests, and Anje Falkenrath decks in particular treat it as one of the most reliable bodies in the 99.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Anje Falkenrath's activated ability discards to draw, which pitches Reckless Wurm for its madness cost of two — netting a 4/4 with trample while still replacing the card in hand. It shows up in over half of all Anje lists precisely because it converts every activation into a threat on the board.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Reckless Wurm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but only Commander gives it a real home. In Pauper its common printing makes it technically playable, though a five-mana 4/4 that demands a discard outlet is too slow and conditional for that format's aggressive red strategies. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient threats, so Reckless Wurm doesn't see play there. Commander is where the madness cost becomes a genuine reward — discard synergy commanders can consistently trigger it, and a 4/4 trampler for two in the mid-game is exactly the kind of incidental threat that snowballs board presence.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Reckless Wurm isn't currently available, but it's a common from a mid-2000s set with no particular scarcity — expect to find copies for well under a dollar. At that price point, any Anje Falkenrath or madness-focused Commander deck should pick one up without a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.