Ulvenwald Tracker
Creature — Human Shaman
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: Target creature you control fights another target creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $12.42
- EDHREC rank
- #2963
Ulvenwald Tracker turns any creature with a power advantage into a repeatable removal engine — tap it, pick a fight, kill something. Commanders like Shelob, Child of Ungoliant that produce large deathtouch creatures make every activation a one-sided wrath, and Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws a card on top of that. One mana to cast, no further investment required; it's one of the most efficient sources of targeted removal green has access to.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws a card every time one of your creatures fights, which means Ulvenwald Tracker turns every activation into removal plus card advantage on the same tap. At 75% inclusion across Neyith lists, it's effectively a staple.
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator needs to deal combat damage to opponents to generate value, and Ulvenwald Tracker provides a way to clear blockers or shrink threats before Maarika swings. The forced-fight trigger also triggers Maarika's own ability, creating a self-feeding loop.
Wolverine, Best There Is
Wolverine, Best There Is has indestructible and gets stronger as it takes damage, so forcing fights via Ulvenwald Tracker simultaneously removes opponents' creatures and pumps Wolverine. Every fight is a free kill and a stat boost in the same action.
Jared Carthalion, True Heir
Jared Carthalion, True Heir wants to accumulate +1/+1 counters quickly, and taking damage in fights feeds that directly. Ulvenwald Tracker lets Jared pick controlled fights to grow faster while clearing the board.
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy reduces the cost of activated fight abilities, making Ulvenwald Tracker effectively free to activate when Wayta is on board. That cost reduction stacks with any other fight sources, making the Tracker more efficient here than in almost any other shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ulvenwald Tracker actually lives — green creature decks at every power level run it because repeatable, instant-speed removal stapled to a one-mana body is legitimately hard to replace. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; those formats move too fast for a tap-to-fight effect to matter when you could just run Swords to Plowshares. Modern is the only competitive 60-card format where it sees occasional fringe play in Stompy or fight-matters shells, but it never cracked the mainstream. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander dynamic — green walkers that generate big creatures appreciate a consistent removal outlet. The card's entire identity is Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Shelob, Child of UngoliantDevoted DruidUlvenwald Tracker
Infinite green mana
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If $12 is too steep, Pit Fight and Savage Scuffle both cost under $0.50 and get a creature into a fight at instant speed — the loss is repeatability, since they're one-shot spells rather than a permanent you activate every turn. For a creature-based alternative, Bow of Nylea paired with any trampler approximates the board-control role but requires more setup; Ulvenwald Tracker's edge is that it asks nothing of your other cards and works every turn cycle for the rest of the game.
Price Context
Current price
$12.42 mid tier
At $12.42, Ulvenwald Tracker sits in mid-tier pricing for a Commander staple — expensive enough to sting but not so scarce that copies are hard to find. It's been printed enough times that the price reflects genuine demand rather than supply scarcity, so it's unlikely to spike dramatically but also unlikely to crater.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.