Wall of One Thousand Cuts
Creature — Wall
Defender, flying
: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #21712
Wall of One Thousand Cuts is a 1/4 flying defender for three mana that drains one life from each opponent whenever a creature attacks you — solid passive chip damage wrapped in a reasonable blocker. The defender clause is the real cost: it never swings, so it earns its slot only in decks that want a taxing roadblock, not a threat.
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 |
In Commander, Wall of One Thousand Cuts works best in pillowfort and lifegain shells where the steady drain across three or four opponents compounds faster than it looks. In Pauper, a 1/4 flier with a repeating drain trigger is genuinely above-rate and worth testing in defensive lists. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the effect is too slow and the stat line too passive for those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander closely enough that the same pillowfort logic applies.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Wall of One Thousand Cuts is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a common box, not paying for it. Bulk commons with narrow applications don't appreciate, so treat it as a free include if it fits your build and nothing more.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.