Whiptongue Frog
Creature — Frog
: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Exodus
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #19849
Whiptongue Frog blanks every flying attacker at the table for the cost of a tap — that's a repeatable, free fog effect stapled to a 1/3 body. In Grolnok, the Omnivore builds especially, it's a frog that pulls double duty as a combat deterrent and a croak trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grolnok, the Omnivore
Grolnok, the Omnivore wants as many frogs as possible to stock the exile pile, and Whiptongue Frog earns its slot by being genuinely useful on board — not just a frog for frog's sake, but a repeatable air-traffic controller that buys Grolnok the time to churn through croaked cards.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Whiptongue Frog is a Commander card through and through — the flying-deterrent effect scales with the number of opponents, and three players swinging with fliers is where a tapped 1/3 starts pulling real weight. In Pauper it's legal but rarely played, since that format's threats are mostly ground-based and the body is undersized for the competition. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Whiptongue Frog doesn't touch those formats' actual game plans. Stick to Commander, specifically frog tribal or any blue tempo shell that needs a cheap, permanent threat-tax on aerial combat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Whiptongue Frog is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. It's a stable bulk common with no spike potential, so grab a copy from your local dollar box and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.