Wirecat
Artifact Creature — Cat
This creature can't attack or block if an enchantment is on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #30800
Wirecat is a 3/3 artifact creature for four mana that can't block or be blocked when an Island or Plains is in play — a condition so easy for opponents to meet that its combat utility collapses in any multicolor pod. Bulk rate for a reason: the floor on this card is nearly always the ceiling.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wirecat is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different things. In Commander, the four-player environment almost guarantees someone has a basic Island or Plains in play at any given time, which means Wirecat spends most games unable to attack or block — a 3/3 for four that's conditionally useless is not a card you're looking to slot in. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient threats, and no competitive shell there is reaching for a four-mana vanilla-sized creature with a drawback. Wirecat is effectively unplayed across all formats where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Wirecat sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its near-zero competitive or casual demand. Don't expect movement — there's no emerging archetype or commander that rehabilitates a conditional 3/3 for four.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.