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Somberwald Beastmaster

Creature — Human Ranger

When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, a 3/3 green Beast creature token, and a 4/4 green Beast creature token.
Creature tokens you control have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

CMC
7
Mana cost
{6}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#12965
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Somberwald Beastmaster card art
Somberwald Beastmaster enters and immediately hands every other creature you control a +1/+1 counter — the more creatures on board, the more explosive the payoff. The cost is a six-mana 5/5 with no built-in protection, which means it needs a flicker engine like Emiel the Blessed to pull its weight repeatedly rather than once.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Somberwald Beastmaster is a Commander card through and through — the high mana cost and symmetrical mass-counter effect are designed for a format where you have a full board and time to set up. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, the six-mana price tag puts it firmly out of consideration against the format's interaction density. Commander is where the payoff actually lands: flicker commanders, counter-synergy shells, and go-wide token strategies all find genuine use for what Somberwald Beastmaster does on entry.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Somberwald Beastmaster isn't confirmed at the moment, so check current listings on Scryfall or TCGPlayer before buying. Given its narrow competitive home and Commander-specific appeal, it typically sits in budget range — worth picking up if you're building around it.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.