Village Ironsmith // Ironfang
Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf
First strike
At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24088
Village Ironsmith // Ironfang is a two-mana 1/1 first striker that transforms into a 3/3 first-striking werewolf — passable stats for the cost, but nothing that demands a deck slot. The transform upside is real only in dedicated werewolf builds; everywhere else, it's filler.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Village Ironsmith // Ironfang sees its most relevant play in Commander inside Werewolf tribal builds, where Arlinn Kord or Tovolar, Dire Overlord want bodies that transform on demand. In Pauper it's legal but too slow and too small to compete with the aggressive red commons that define the format. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern are non-starters — the card simply doesn't match the power floor of those formats. The honest read is that Village Ironsmith // Ironfang is a Limited card that found a narrow home in tribal Commander.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Village Ironsmith // Ironfang sits firmly in bulk territory — a throwaway pickup or trade-binder filler. Bulk commons don't appreciate, so grab it only if you're building the deck that actually wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.