Spelleater Wolverine
Creature — Wolverine
This creature has double strike as long as there are three or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #25557
Spelleater Wolverine trades an instant or sorcery from your graveyard for +2/+0 and trample until end of turn — meaningful burst on a two-mana body, paid for with a resource you've already spent. It's a solid role-player in spellslinger-aggressive builds, not a staple, but it earns its slot when the graveyard fuels the attack step.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spelleater Wolverine fits spellslinger decks that want to convert a stocked graveyard into pressure — think Kalamax, the Stormsire or Zada, Hedron Grinder shells that cast a lot and want a late-game threat that scales with the work already done. In Pauper, a two-mana 2/2 with upside is worth examining in Izzet Faeries or Blitz lists that naturally fill the bin, though the format's speed and removal density make it a fringe consideration. Modern and Pioneer have far more efficient aggressive threats at this slot, so Spelleater Wolverine won't compete there. Legacy and Vintage aren't relevant venues — the card simply doesn't match the power ceiling those formats demand.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Spelleater Wolverine is deep bulk — pick it up for near-nothing and don't think twice about the financial risk. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate, so buy it if you want to play it and move on.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.