Shriekwood Devourer
Creature — Treefolk
Trample
Whenever you attack with one or more creatures, untap up to X lands, where X is the greatest power among those creatures.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #5512
Shriekwood Devourer puts a free creature into play from your hand whenever it attacks — a repeatable, no-mana-cost deployment that snowballs fast in creature-heavy shells. The catch is a seven-mana entry point, which means it earns its slot primarily in decks that can cheat it into play or pair it with extra-combat enablers like Hellkite Charger to attack multiple times per turn; in slow games, Fangorn, Tree Shepherd strategies happily pay full price.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd cares about tapping and untapping Forests, and Shriekwood Devourer's attack trigger puts creatures onto the battlefield ready to join that engine on the following turn — 65% of Fangorn decks run it for exactly that reason.
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood is a high-power-creature ramp deck, and Shriekwood Devourer feeds Alena's tap ability by deploying large creatures for free — the more power those free drops have, the more mana Alena generates on the same turn cycle.
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler rewards playing multiple spells and permanents per turn, and Shriekwood Devourer converts a single attack into a free creature deployment that keeps Zimone's chain going without spending mana.
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout triggers off creatures entering the battlefield, so Shriekwood Devourer's attack-trigger ETBs translate directly into additional counters and card advantage every combat step.
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
Zilortha, Strength Incarnate cares only about power for combat damage, and Shriekwood Devourer's ability to field high-power creatures for free every attack makes it a consistent threat-delivery engine in that shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Shriekwood Devourer lives — its payoff is calibrated for long games with big creatures, and the 65-card minimum of other formats would bury a seven-mana 6/6 with a conditional trigger. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal, but no competitive deck there wants to spend seven mana on a creature that doesn't win the game immediately. Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Pauper are all off the table. In Commander, Shriekwood Devourer sits comfortably in any green creature-centric build that can reach seven mana reliably and attack repeatedly — it's not a powerhouse, but it earns its slot as a sustained threat-generation engine across a long game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Hellkite ChargerShriekwood Devourer
Infinite ETB; Infinite combat phases; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Aggravated AssaultShriekwood Devourer
Infinite ETB; Infinite combat phases; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite untap of lands you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Najeela, the Blade-BlossomShriekwood Devourer
Infinite ETB; Infinite combat phases; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Shriekwood Devourer is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow role rather than any quality issue. It holds that floor easily given its combo presence and specific-commander demand, so there's no risk in picking up copies now for any deck that wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Hellkite Charger
- Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Zimone, Mystery Unraveler
- Kirri, Talented Sprout
- Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
- Aggravated Assault
- Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.