Sporeback Wolf
Creature — Wolf
During your turn, this creature gets +0/+2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #22190
Sporeback Wolf puts a +1/+1 counter on itself whenever you cast a spell with convoke or populate, making it a reasonable body in counter-synergy shells but a blank in everything else. It's a narrow roleplayer, not a staple.
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 |
Sporeback Wolf is legal in Commander, Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it earns a slot almost nowhere. In Commander, convoke and populate are niche themes — Ghave, Guru of Spores or Trostani, Selesnya's Voice lists might find marginal use for it, but there are stronger +1/+1 counter payoffs at every turn. In Pauper it's technically playable but outclassed by more efficient common creatures. Across competitive formats, Sporeback Wolf simply doesn't do enough to justify a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Sporeback Wolf is deep bulk — a pick-it-out-of-the-commons-box card. Don't expect the price to move; the demand ceiling is as low as the entry cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.