Smoldering Werewolf // Erupting Dreadwolf
Creature — Werewolf Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Werewolf
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
: Transform this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21025
Smoldering Werewolf // Erupting Dreadwolf enters as a four-mana 2/3 that pings two targets for one damage each, then flips into a 7/8 trampler that repeats that ping on every attack — solid payoff, steep front-end cost. The front face is underpowered for four mana in most contexts, and the whole package only earns its slot in dedicated Werewolf or spell-light strategies that can reliably transform it.
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 |
In Commander, Smoldering Werewolf // Erupting Dreadwolf is a role-player, not a staple — it belongs in Werewolf tribal lists helmed by Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge, where reliable day/night manipulation makes the transform cost manageable and the 7/8 trample-and-ping back half closes games. Outside tribal, four mana for a 2/3 with conditional upside doesn't compete. In Modern and Pioneer the card is legal but effectively obsolete — the rate is too slow for those formats, and dedicated Werewolf shells there have access to more efficient threats. Legacy and Vintage make it even more irrelevant against the power level on offer.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Smoldering Werewolf // Erupting Dreadwolf is pure bulk, and there's no pressure on that price — it sees negligible competitive play and is widely available from its original printing. Pick it up for pennies if the tribal slot calls for it, but don't expect the price to move in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.