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Wildwood Scourge

Creature — Hydra

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on another non-Hydra creature you control, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{X}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Commander Masters
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#3720
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Wildwood Scourge card art
Wildwood Scourge enters the battlefield with +1/+1 counters equal to the greatest number already on a creature you control, then grows every time any creature gets counters — it snowballs from a single trigger into a legitimate combat threat before opponents can answer it. The cost is that it does nothing in an empty board state, so pairing it with a reliable counter engine like Enduring Scalelord or a commander that front-loads counters like Polukranos Reborn is non-negotiable.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Polukranos Reborn

64.2% of decks · synergy 0.61

Polukranos Reborn enters as a massive +1/+1 counter payoff, and Wildwood Scourge immediately matches that counter total — then both grow in lockstep whenever either triggers, creating a two-creature pressure package that demands two answers.

02
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

41.0% of decks · synergy 0.37

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin rewards stacking +1/+1 counters across the board with cost reduction, and Wildwood Scourge feeds that engine by accumulating counters on every trigger, keeping the board wide and the discount active.

03
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor

Zimone, Paradox Sculptor

24.7% of decks · synergy 0.23

Zimone, Paradox Sculptor cares about creatures with +1/+1 counters to generate value, and Wildwood Scourge self-magnifies every time another creature gets counters — making it a reliable, low-effort contributor to Zimone's trigger conditions.

04
Sovereign Okinec Ahau

Sovereign Okinec Ahau

19.8% of decks · synergy 0.16

Sovereign Okinec Ahau distributes +1/+1 counters to attacking creatures, and Wildwood Scourge treats each of those distributions as a growth trigger, compounding into a must-kill threat after just one or two combat steps.

05
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's ChampionMaster Chef

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Master Chef

17.5% of decks · synergy 0.14

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Master Chef doubles down on +1/+1 counters placed on creatures, and Wildwood Scourge benefits from every counter that touches any permanent — plugging directly into the doubling and proliferate lines that define the deck.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Wildwood Scourge is legal in every major constructed format but hasn't found a competitive foothold outside Commander — in Modern and Pioneer, a two-mana 0/0 that requires a pre-existing counter ecosystem is too fragile and too slow against the tempo those formats demand. In Commander it earns its slot: the multiplayer environment gives counter-based strategies enough time to assemble, and the sheer number of triggers generated across a four-player game means Wildwood Scourge can realistically grow into a 10/10 or larger without dedicated acceleration. It's best treated as a roleplayer in +1/+1 counter commanders rather than a standalone threat, and in those shells it pulls meaningful weight.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Wildwood Scourge is bulk — the kind of card you grab as a throw-in and never think about price-wise again. Given its narrow role in counter-specific Commander builds, that price is stable; there's no crossover demand from competitive formats to push it upward.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.