Wall of Putrid Flesh
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Protection from white
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by enchanted creatures.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $4.04
- EDHREC rank
- #29107
Wall of Putrid Flesh is a 2/6 defender for three mana with protection from black and the ability to prevent all damage dealt to it by enchanted or enchanting creatures — a surprisingly robust blocker that stonewalls most black-based aggro and enchantment-heavy strategies. The ceiling is narrow enough that you run it only when your deck specifically needs a cheap, durable wall in black or you're leaning into Wall-tribal synergies.
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 |
In Commander, Wall of Putrid Flesh occupies a fringe role at best — protection from black is situationally relevant in creature-heavy black decks, but 99-card lists have access to far more efficient blockers and pillowfort pieces. Legacy and Vintage both have it on the legality list, but no competitive shell there wants a vanilla-adjacent defender with no offensive application. The card is not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, which cuts off any path to wider play. Wall of Putrid Flesh is a curiosity for Wall-tribal Commander builds or oldschool cube drafts, not a card that earns a slot in optimized decks across any format.
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Price Context
Current price
$4.04 cheap tier
At $4.04, Wall of Putrid Flesh sits in an awkward tier — too expensive to be a throwaway inclusion, not powerful enough to justify the price on raw card quality. The price is driven by age and scarcity rather than demand, so it holds value as a collector's item better than it earns its slot in a competitive build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.