Tender Wildguide
Creature — Possum Druid
Offspring 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
: Add one mana of any color.: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Promos
- Price
- $1.32
- EDHREC rank
- #4131
Tender Wildguide puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a mana ability when it enters — that's immediate, board-wide impact before you spend a single extra mana. The cost is a three-mana 2/2 body that does nothing on its own outside of creature-heavy mana-dork shells, but in Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss decks it's a slam include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss
Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss turns every creature with a mana ability into a threat, and Tender Wildguide pumps the entire roster the moment it lands — every Birds of Paradise, every Llanowar Elves suddenly hits harder in combat. At 37% inclusion across nearly 8,600 decks, this is the card's primary home.
Duskana, the Rage Mother
Duskana, the Rage Mother cares about 2/2 creatures attacking, and Tender Wildguide's counters can nudge mana dorks that entered as 1/1s up to the threshold Duskana wants. It's a functional bridge between the ramp package and the combat payoff.
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds copies creatures and populates tokens, and Tender Wildguide's enter-the-battlefield pump applies to every mana-producing body already in play when a new copy lands. The counter distribution scales with how wide the board gets.
Muerra, Trash Tactician
Muerra, Trash Tactician runs a high density of creatures with activated mana abilities, which means Tender Wildguide's trigger hits a large swath of the board on entry. The free size bump across that package translates directly into surviving blocks and threatening attacks.
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain cares about Phyrexian creatures dealing combat damage, and Tender Wildguide distributes counters across whatever mana-producing Phyrexians are in play to push them past defender toughness. It's a support piece rather than a centerpiece, but the counter distribution earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tender Wildguide is legal in every major constructed format but sees virtually no play outside Commander — a three-mana 2/2 with a situational ETB trigger doesn't compete in Modern or Pioneer, where mana dorks are largely artifact-free and the payoff for pumping them is too narrow. Standard is theoretically possible, but the effect is too parasitic for generic aggro or midrange shells. Commander is where Tender Wildguide actually earns its keep: the format's higher creature counts, slower clock, and mana-dork-heavy ramp packages mean the ETB trigger reliably hits four or more creatures, which is a legitimate board state swing for three mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.32 cheap tier
At $1.32, Tender Wildguide sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to include without a second thought in any deck it belongs in. New-set pricing means it could soften slightly over the next few months, but in its target shells it's efficient enough that demand should keep it from cratering.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Raggadragga, Goreguts Boss
- Duskana, the Rage Mother
- Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
- Muerra, Trash Tactician
- Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.