Wild Slash

In Commander, Wild Slash is a role-player rather than a staple — 2 damage rarely kills the threats you care about at a four-player table, and the ferocious clause requires setup that red aggro commanders can provide but most others can't. It earns a slot in burn-focused or creature-heavy red decks where you reliably have a 4-power attacker on board, making the prevention-piercing clause a real tool against Solemnity or Teferi's Protection effects. In Pioneer and Modern, Wild Slash is a legitimate Shock upgrade in any red deck running Bonecrusher Giant or similar — the ferocious trigger is easy to flip and the one-mana cost matters in aggressive shells where every mana counts. Legacy has better options, and the card's absence from Standard and Pauper keeps its demand narrower than its power level would otherwise suggest.