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Return of the Wildspeaker

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• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{4}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
mythic
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
Price
$3.08
EDHREC rank
#175
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Return of the Wildspeaker card art
Return of the Wildspeaker draws a fistful of cards or pumps your whole board off a single non-Human creature's power — and at instant speed for five mana, both modes overdeliver. Commanders like Yargle and Multani turn the draw mode into a reliable 13-card refill; even on a modest 6-power beater, it trades favorably with anything else at that slot. If you're running a non-Human creature-based deck, this is not a cut.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Yargle and Multani

Yargle and Multani

66.0% of decks · synergy 0.55

Yargle and Multani enters at 18 power, which means Return of the Wildspeaker draws 13 cards — a number Triskaidekaphile players will recognize — for five mana at instant speed, which is simply broken value off a single card.

02
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

59.1% of decks · synergy 0.42

Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor grows proportionally to land count, so by mid-game Return of the Wildspeaker is drawing six to ten cards or swinging lethal through a wide board with a single activation.

03
Witherbloom, the Balancer

Witherbloom, the Balancer

47.9% of decks · synergy 0.37

Witherbloom, the Balancer's life-based engine benefits from the pump mode closing games on unexpected turns, and the draw mode refills after the inevitable board interaction that creature-heavy midrange decks attract. Return of the Wildspeaker does work in both directions here.

04
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient

Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient

62.6% of decks · synergy 0.36

Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient generates enormous mana on attacks, and Return of the Wildspeaker's pump mode on a commander that already has trample turns a combat step into a one-shot; the draw mode covers the turns Klauth gets answered.

05
Ashling, the Limitless

Ashling, the Limitless

40.3% of decks · synergy 0.35

Ashling, the Limitless scales power with counters, so late-game Return of the Wildspeaker is drawing double-digit cards or adding lethal trample damage to a commander that already threatens the table on its own.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Return of the Wildspeaker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Commander is where it actually gets played. In competitive non-rotating formats it's a five-mana sorcery-speed-or-slower effect competing against faster, more compact card advantage engines — the card rarely shows up there. In Commander, instant speed is the entire argument: you hold up five mana, threaten interaction, and when nobody bites you draw seven cards at end of turn off your commander. The pump mode is a bonus that occasionally closes a game in multiples when no one accounts for it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$3.08 cheap tier

At $3.08, Return of the Wildspeaker sits in the cheap tier and punches well above it — this is a staple-level effect at a bulk-rare price. The combination of instant speed, modal flexibility, and synergy with high-power commanders keeps consistent demand on it, so this price is a floor, not a sale.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.