Wilt-Leaf Liege
Creature — Elf Knight
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Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, put it onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $1.19
- EDHREC rank
- #11478
Wilt-Leaf Liege hits the board as a double anthem — +1/+1 to every white creature and every green creature you control — on a 4/4 body for four mana, which is exceptional rate even before the discard-protection clause matters. Rhys the Redeemed decks that double tokens on every end step get full value from both halves simultaneously, making this a near-automatic include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Rhys the Redeemed
Rhys the Redeemed produces Elf and Saproling tokens that are frequently both white and green, meaning Wilt-Leaf Liege pumps each one twice — a 1/1 becomes a 3/3 — before Rhys's doubling ability even resolves.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Wilt-Leaf Liege earns its slot in any Selesnya token or elf build — the anthem applies to both colors simultaneously, which outperforms most single-color lord effects at the same cost. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees fringe play in Selesnya Collected Company shells where the body and anthem stabilize boards against aggro, though it competes with cheaper, narrower lords. Legacy has better options and rarely touches it. The discard-protection text — discarding Wilt-Leaf Liege to an opponent's effect puts it directly onto the battlefield — remains a relevant political deterrent in any multiplayer context and occasionally punishes targeted discard in 1v1 formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.19 cheap tier
At $1.19, Wilt-Leaf Liege sits firmly in budget anthem territory — you're getting a card with genuine competitive history and consistent casual demand for under a dollar and change. That price is unlikely to collapse further given steady Commander inclusion, so picking up copies now is straightforward value.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.