Wandermare
Creature — Horse
Whenever you cast a creature spell that has an Adventure, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (It doesn't need to have gone on the adventure first.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22827
Wandermare enters as a 3/3 for three and grows every time you cast a noncreature spell on top of another spell — a legitimate threat in spellslinger shells that generate +1/+1 counters as a byproduct of doing what they were already doing. Gorion, Wise Mentor decks are the clearest home: Gorion's ability staples a free spell onto whatever you cast, which means Wandermare triggers on nearly every turn cycle.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor turns every spell into two spells, and Wandermare reads that doubling as a +1/+1 counter — in a deck built around Gorion's ability, Wandermare snowballs into a serious standalone threat without asking anything extra of the gameplan.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wandermare is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a three-mana 3/3 that needs a specific sequencing condition to grow. Commander is the realistic home, specifically spellslinger decks that routinely layer instants and sorceries on top of each other and want a cheap threat that compounds over multiple turns. In Oathbreaker, the compressed game length makes the counter accumulation harder to cash in, but it's still a playable body in the right signature-spell shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Wandermare is bulk — you're picking it up for pennies out of a box, not making a purchasing decision. Bulk rares with narrow homes don't appreciate; this one stays cheap unless a breakout Gorion, Wise Mentor list pushes demand, which isn't a bet worth making.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.