Slumbering Trudge
Creature — Plant Beast
This creature enters with a number of stun counters on it equal to three minus X. If X is 2 or less, it enters tapped. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16463
Slumbering Trudge lands as a massive body that pairs effortlessly with high-power-matters payoffs — the cost of sleeping through your upkeep is trivial when Eshki, Temur's Roar is already demanding creatures with 8+ power. It's a rate card, not a build-around, and it asks almost nothing of the decks that want it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Eshki, Temur's Roar rewards stacking power on your creatures, and Slumbering Trudge's massive base stat line slots directly into that payoff structure — high inclusion here is no surprise.
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds converts raw power into mana and cards, making Slumbering Trudge's oversized body a mana engine rather than just a beater.
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
Ghalta, Primal Hunger gets cheaper the more power you have on board, and Slumbering Trudge contributes a lopsided chunk of that reduction for a low mana investment.
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout cares about going wide with large Plant creatures, and Slumbering Trudge fits neatly into a curve that wants every creature to pull serious weight.
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede scales with trample and combat-focused threats, and Slumbering Trudge's stat line makes it a reliable body to run into opposing blockers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Slumbering Trudge is legal across every major constructed format but finds its best home in Commander, where the downside of skipping your upkeep untap is largely irrelevant — you're rarely in a race against the clock the way you are in a 1v1 format. In Modern or Pioneer it would struggle to justify the drawback against the removal density and clock of competitive play. Commander's multiplayer pace and power-synergy payoffs are exactly the conditions that let Slumbering Trudge ignore its sleep trigger and just be a giant threat on the board.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Slumbering Trudge isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the latest figure before buying. Given its inclusion rate across high-synergy commanders, it's worth confirming availability sooner rather than later if you're building one of those decks.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.