Wild Hunger
Instant
Target creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #24048
Wild Hunger gives a creature +3/+1 and trample until end of turn, and the flashback means you get that pump twice for a total of four mana across two spells. It's efficient enough for aggressive creature decks, but it's still a combat trick — build around it or skip it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wild Hunger earns its slot in stompy or Voltron builds that need cheap, repeatable burst damage — flashback doubles the value off a single draw, which matters when card velocity is a luxury. In Pauper, where common-only aggro and green stompy strategies are real, Wild Hunger is a legitimate two-for-one threat that closes races and blanks blocks. Legacy and Vintage are too fast and too tuned for a combat trick at this rate to register. The card doesn't exist in Pioneer or Standard, so those conversations are moot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Wild Hunger is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not a store listing. At that price it always holds its value in the sense that bulk floor is basically permanent, but there's no upside to hold; just buy the copy when you need it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.