Wall of Wonder
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: This creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $2.37
- EDHREC rank
- #28357
Wall of Wonder blocks anything, then pays four mana to swing as a 1/7 — a wall that actually threatens the board. The activation cost is real, but a 1/7 attacker that dodges its own defender restriction is a legitimate clock in the right shell.
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 Wonder is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the conversation starts and ends — it's not Modern- or Pioneer-legal. In Commander, Wall of Wonder fits best in blue decks that care about Walls or Defenders, where the activated attack mode doubles as an unexpected threat opponents won't respect until it's too late. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a four-mana activated ability on a 1/7 when those formats are ending games on turn one or two. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card environment where it could see fringe play, strictly in a dedicated Walls shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$2.37 cheap tier
At $2.37, Wall of Wonder sits in the cheap tier — affordable enough that it's a low-risk inclusion if the deck wants it. It's a narrow card with a small audience, so don't expect the price to move much in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.