Stormwild Capridor
Creature — Bird Goat
Flying
If noncombat damage would be dealt to this creature, prevent that damage. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each 1 damage prevented this way.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #18100
Stormwild Capridor turns every noncombat damage source aimed at it into a permanent size boost, making it a threat that gets harder to ignore the longer it survives. Jared Carthalion, True Heir decks run it because Jared's monarch damage redirection feeds the Capridor for free — it's a two-card engine that scales out of nowhere.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Jared Carthalion, True Heir redirects damage to himself as the monarch, and any of that noncombat damage pointed at Stormwild Capridor converts directly into +1/+1 counters — turning your political deterrent into an ever-growing finisher without spending extra resources.
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 |
Stormwild Capridor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have no real home for it — three mana for a conditional damage-redirection payoff doesn't clear the bar in Modern or Pioneer where the game is often decided before the ability accrues meaningful counters. Commander is where it actually belongs: the format's multiplayer damage loops, Earthquake effects, and group-slug strategies give the Capridor consistent fodder, and indestructibility means a well-timed Blasphemous Act becomes a counter engine rather than removal. Outside of dedicated Jared Carthalion, True Heir or noncombat-damage shells, it stays on the bench.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Stormwild Capridor is bulk — easy to pick up, easy to trade for. Its niche role in specific Commander shells keeps demand low enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a breakout deck pushes it into the spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.