Tunneler Wurm
Creature — Wurm
Discard a card: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Judgment
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #27151
Tunneler Wurm is an 8/8 trampler for eight mana with a discard-a-card cycling ability — the body is fine, the cost is not. Outside of decks that want cards in the graveyard, like The Gitrog Monster, there is no reason to run this over cheaper, faster threats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tunneler Wurm is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees meaningful play in none of them. In Commander it is a niche role-player in graveyard-centric builds that need discard outlets stapled to large bodies, and even there it competes poorly with cheaper, more synergistic options. Legacy and Vintage move fast enough that eight mana is nearly unreachable without degenerate ramp, and the effect Tunneler Wurm provides does not justify that investment in either format. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus — playable in the right shell, skippable everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Gitrog MonsterDakmor SalvageTunneler Wurm
Infinite self-mill; Near-infinite self-discard triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Tunneler Wurm is deep bulk — you are not buying it for value, you are buying it because it fills a specific graveyard-discard role for almost nothing. It will not appreciate; treat it as a cheap slot-filler and move on if a better option emerges.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.