Wall of Vines
Creature — Plant Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #15746
Wall of Vines is a 0/3 reach blocker for one green mana — the ceiling is stopping a flier, and that's the entire job. Functional but forgettable; it earns a slot only in dedicated Defender or Arcades strategies where the creature type pulls double duty.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wall of Vines sees negligible play across every format it's legal in, including Commander. In Pauper it could theoretically stall aggro, but a 0/3 with no upside text gets outclassed by defenders that actually do something when they block. The one place Wall of Vines is genuinely on the shortlist is Arcades, the Strategist Commander builds, where every Defender draws a card and this fills a cheap curve slot on a budget. Outside that narrow context, every other format has better options at one mana.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Wall of Vines is deep bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for cardboard. Supply is high enough that the price won't move regardless of demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.