Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
Vigilance
Daybound (If a player casts no spells during their own turn, it becomes night next turn.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #17603
Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler flips a 3/3 trample body into a 7/6 trample beater that can steal a blocker on attack — real pressure for a three-mana entry. Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks run it because every Wolf or Werewolf that attacks feeds the transformation engine, and a 7/6 trample closing on turn five is not a bluff.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord triggers off each Wolf and Werewolf you control that deals combat damage, and Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler contributes on both axes — it attacks as a Wolf before flipping, then threatens a forced-block steal as Dire-Strain Brawler to clear the way for the rest of your board.
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 |
In Commander, Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler is a tribal piece first — it belongs in Werewolf and Wolf synergy decks and has little pull outside them. In Pauper it's legal and the power ceiling is real enough that a Gruul aggro shell could use the 7/6 trample mode to close games where cheaper threats stall. Modern and Pioneer have enough three-drop competition that it only makes the cut in dedicated Werewolf builds, where the daylight/nighttime transformation density rewards running the full creature roster. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest — the rate doesn't clear the bar where non-synergy slots compete.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler is deep bulk — no financial consideration needed, just pick up copies whenever you see them. Bulk Werewolves rarely spike unless a new tribal commander generates demand, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.