Wirewood Pride
Instant
Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Elves on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13393
Wirewood Pride pumps a target Elf by +X/+X where X is the number of Elves you control — in a tribal deck that number can be enormous, and it costs a single green mana at instant speed. It's a combat trick ceiling that scales with your board, not a fixed number, which makes it a genuine threat multiplier rather than a placeholder.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wirewood Pride is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the only format where it earns a slot is Pauper Elves, where going wide is fast and cheap enough that the pump can close games. In Commander, Elf tribal decks can produce the numbers to make Wirewood Pride absurd, but sorcery-speed green combat tricks rarely survive the politics and board wipes of a four-player table — you need a clear attack lane and a live board for it to matter. Legacy has better options at similar cost, so it stays on the bench there.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Wirewood Pride isn't currently available, but as a low-demand common from an older set it almost certainly sits under $0.50 and likely closer to bulk. If you're building Pauper Elves or a casual Commander Elf tribal list, it's a pickup without financial hesitation.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.