Wall of Pine Needles
Creature — Plant Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #28180
Wall of Pine Needles is a 3/3 defender for 2G that can regenerate itself for G — solid stats backed by built-in resilience that lets it trade with attackers and survive. Outside of dedicated Walls or Defender tribal lists, better blockers exist at this cost.
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 |
Wall of Pine Needles is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the only home where it realistically sees play is Commander — specifically Defender-tribal or Arcades, the Strategist lists that turn 0-power walls into attackers. In Legacy and Vintage, a 3/3 that can't attack and costs three mana is simply not competitive with the threats those formats present. In Commander, Wall of Pine Needles occupies a narrow slot: it's playable in the right archetype, invisible outside of it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Wall of Pine Needles is firmly bulk — you're paying almost nothing for it, which is appropriate. Demand is too niche to push the price higher, and it will stay in this range unless a new Defenders-matter commander spikes the whole archetype.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.