Waxing Moon
Instant
Transform up to one target Werewolf you control. Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eldritch Moon
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #14106
Waxing Moon transforms all your Wolves and Werewolves for one mana at instant speed — that's the whole game, and it costs almost nothing to include. In Tovolar, Dire Overlord decks specifically, it means you never miss a trigger window waiting for your opponents to cast spells.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord's card draw engine fires only when Werewolves deal combat damage in their transformed state, and Waxing Moon removes the dependency on the day/night clock entirely — one mana at instant speed before blockers is the cleanest way to guarantee those triggers land.
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 |
Commander is where Waxing Moon actually earns a slot, exclusively in Werewolf tribal builds where the day/night mechanic is the deck's engine. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer, the card sees essentially zero play — tribal Werewolf strategies there lean on Moonmist, which does the same thing and has been around longer, and neither effect is good enough to see serious constructed play outside creature-heavy sideboards. Pauper and Legacy are both legal but offer no realistic home. This is a Commander-only card in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Waxing Moon is deep bulk — you'll find it in a commons box before you'd think to buy a copy. That price is stable at floor; there's no pressure pushing it up, and the card's narrow tribal home keeps demand low enough that it's unlikely to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.