Territorial Witchstalker
Creature — Wolf
Defender
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #24476
Territorial Witchstalker enters as a 3/3 with ward 2 and grows a +1/+1 counter whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn — taxing interaction while scaling the threat. Three mana for a self-protecting body that punishes instant-speed disruption is a clean deal in green.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Territorial Witchstalker earns its slot in any green stompy or counters-matter shell — ward 2 is a real tax at a table of four, and the growth trigger fires off counterspells, removal, and flash threats opponents sneak in on your turn. In Standard and Pioneer, it's a reasonable three-drop in green midrange that punishes control players for holding up interaction. Modern and Legacy have the bar too high — three mana for a 3/3 with upside doesn't compete with the threats and interaction at those power levels. Pauper is where Territorial Witchstalker is most at home outside Commander: commons-only means ward 2 sticks out, and the counter trigger can generate real value against decks leaning on instant-speed answers.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Territorial Witchstalker is pure bulk — grab a playset without thinking about it. Don't expect the price to move; it's a solid role-player but nothing scarce enough to spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.