Runebound Wolf
Creature — Wolf
, 
: This creature deals damage equal to the number of Wolves and Werewolves you control to target opponent.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #13248
Runebound Wolf hits the board as a 3/3 trample for three mana and flips into a 4/4 when your wolves and werewolves attack — the payoff is real, and so is the tribal restriction that makes it unplayable outside dedicated werewolf lists. In Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks, it's a clean inclusion; everywhere else, it's a bulk rare collecting dust.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord triggers off wolves and werewolves attacking, and Runebound Wolf feeds that engine while benefiting from the anthem pressure the deck applies — it's an on-tribe attacker that scales with the pack.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Runebound Wolf is a Commander card through and through — the wolf tribal payoff only matters when you're building around Tovolar, Dire Overlord or a similar werewolf commander who can assemble a critical mass of creatures. In competitive formats like Modern or Legacy, a three-mana 3/3 that conditionally becomes a 4/4 is nowhere near the rate those formats demand, and the tribal synergy requirement makes it even less attractive outside dedicated builds. Pioneer has the same problem: the wolf tribe lacks the density and support to make Runebound Wolf a serious consideration. It's legally playable across most formats, but the practical ceiling is casual Commander in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Runebound Wolf is firmly bulk — a price that accurately reflects its narrow playability in a single Commander archetype. Bulk tribal rares like this rarely move unless the tribe gets a major new commander or a reprint pushes demand, so don't expect the price to shift meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.