Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth
Creature — Beast // Creature — Beast Horror
Trample, haste
: Transform this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5607
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth flips a four-mana 4/4 with trample and haste into an 8/8 that grants your whole team trample and haste — that's a Craterhoof-adjacent closer stapled to a relevant body. Slinza, the Spiked Stampede decks run it above 57% of the time, and that number tells you exactly how good the Behemoth side is at ending combat steps.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede cares about attacking with big creatures, and Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth delivers on both halves — the Oddity attacks immediately on four mana, and the Behemoth's team-wide haste grant means any creature Slinza dumps onto the battlefield can swing the same turn.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma reduces the cost of power-4-or-greater creatures, which means Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth often lands for two mana — a 4/4 trampler with haste at that rate is an obvious include, and the Behemoth's anthem effect lines up cleanly with the wide, stompy boards Goreclaw builds.
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
Agatha of the Vile Cauldron scales with activated abilities and power buffs, and Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth gives the deck a legitimate combat finisher — the Behemoth side converts Agatha's swollen board into an immediate, trample-and-haste-enabled alpha strike.
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash generates Treasure whenever a hasted creature attacks, so Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth does double duty: the Oddity attacks on the turn it enters for an immediate Treasure, and the Behemoth later turns every fresh attacker into a haste-enabled mana accelerant.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth earns its reputation — the Behemoth side is a one-card closer in creature-heavy green decks, and four mana for the front half is a fair rate in a format where games go long enough to flip it. In Modern and Pioneer it competes with a much tighter field of four-drops and rarely makes the cut outside of dedicated Werewolf or stompy builds. Legacy and Vintage have the tools to ignore an 8/8 entirely, so it doesn't register there. Oathbreaker is worth mentioning as a real home: the lower starting life total means the team-haste effect can end games the turn it resolves.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. Given its 57%-plus inclusion in Slinza lists and strong cross-archetype demand, don't expect it to sit in bulk bins — but double-faced rares from larger sets typically stabilize at a reasonable entry point.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Agatha of the Vile Cauldron
- Ognis, the Dragon's Lash
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.