Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker
Creature — Vedalken Guest
As this creature enters, roll a six-sided die twice. Its base power becomes the first result and its base toughness becomes the second result.
If you would roll one or more six-sided dice, instead roll them and you may exchange one result with this creature's base power or base toughness.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Unfinity
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #15517
Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker is a payoff card that earns its slot by converting spellcasting into immediate board presence, and the cost is steep enough that you need a dedicated engine to support it. In Myra the Magnificent shells, that engine exists — outside of them, it doesn't.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Myra the Magnificent
Myra the Magnificent is the natural home for Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker because Myra's spellslinger engine generates exactly the volume of cheap instants and sorceries needed to make the Whacker's triggered ability fire repeatedly in a single turn.
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor cares about rolling high on dice and generating value off lucky rolls, and Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker slots in as a payoff that converts that spell-and-ability activity into on-board pressure.
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 |
Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is the only format where it's realistic — the 99-card singleton environment gives it the critical mass of spell-based synergies it needs to function. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is technically playable but faces a power-level ceiling that makes it uncompetitive; those formats reward efficiency Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker simply doesn't offer outside of a purpose-built shell. Oathbreaker is the one alternative format worth considering, since its faster, more focused game plan can occasionally support the same spellslinger archetype that makes the card work in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Vedalken Squirrel-Whacker is firmly bulk — you can pick up a copy for essentially nothing. Bulk rares with narrow, build-around demands rarely climb in price, so treat it as a free inclusion if you're already in the right archetype rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Myra the Magnificent
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.