Sandwurm Convergence
Enchantment
Creatures with flying can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
At the beginning of your end step, create a 5/5 green Wurm creature token.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #2235
Sandwurm Convergence locks out flyers and prints a 5/5 wurm every upkeep — the effect is dominant, but eight mana is the whole conversation. Unlike Form of the Dragon, which replaces your life total with a number, Sandwurm Convergence just sits there and wins the ground game, making it a natural fit for Baru, Wurmspeaker decks that can actually cast it on curve.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
Baru, Wurmspeaker is the canonical home — Sandwurm Convergence's token output feeds directly into Baru, Wurmspeaker's cost-reduction and power-scaling abilities, turning each upkeep into a bigger threat.
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor cares about creatures with no abilities, and the vanilla 5/5 wurm tokens from Sandwurm Convergence qualify, letting Ruxa pump and buff the entire stream of tokens.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven rewards running vanilla creatures, so Sandwurm Convergence's tokens slot cleanly into the engine Jasmine Boreal of the Seven has already built around base-stat creatures.
Kona, Rescue Beastie
Kona, Rescue Beastie wants a steady supply of large creatures to cheat out or support, and Sandwurm Convergence delivers a free 5/5 every turn to keep that pipeline full.
Wildsear, Scouring Maw
Wildsear, Scouring Maw thrives in a no-fly zone, and Sandwurm Convergence's passive flyer lockout is a direct extension of the ground-dominance gameplan Wildsear, Scouring Maw is already enforcing.
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 |
Sandwurm Convergence is a Commander card in practice — the eight-mana cost is a non-starter in Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, where the game is typically decided before you untap with it. In those formats it is technically legal but sees no meaningful play. Commander is where it belongs: the slower pace, the political value of blanking every opponent's flyers simultaneously, and the presence of commanders like Baru, Wurmspeaker that accelerate into it make Sandwurm Convergence a legitimate finisher rather than a novelty.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Teferi's MoatSandwurm ConvergencePainter's Servant
You can't be attacked; Lock
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Teferi's MoatSandwurm ConvergenceDarkest Hour
You can't be attacked; Lock
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Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Sandwurm Convergence is bulk — you are paying almost nothing for an effect that would cost several dollars if it saw wider demand. The price reflects its Commander-only niche, so don't expect movement unless a new wurm or enchantment commander breaks out.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.