Thornhide Wolves
Creature — Wolf
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #24433
Thornhide Wolves is a 4/6 reach body for five mana — defensively solid but offensively inert. In 2025 Commander, five mana buys you creatures that win games, not ones that trade with Pteramanders.
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 |
Thornhide Wolves is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Pauper, where card quality at common is scrutinized hard, a vanilla 4/6 reach for five doesn't make cuts when evasive threats and efficient blockers exist at lower costs. In Commander, five mana competes with some of the most powerful cards in the format, and Thornhide Wolves offers no enters-the-battlefield effect, no tribal tag, no combo relevance — just stats. Across every format where it's legal, there is a better option at the same slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Thornhide Wolves sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects the demand accurately. Bulk rarely recovers without a reprint into relevance or a rules change that makes vanilla creatures matter — neither is coming for this one.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.