Wolverine, Best There Is
Legendary Creature — Mutant Berserker Hero
Unrivaled Lethality — Double all damage Wolverine would deal.
At the beginning of each end step, if Wolverine dealt damage to another creature this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on him.
: Regenerate Wolverine. (The next time he would be destroyed this turn, instead tap him, remove him from combat, and heal all damage on him.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Price
- $41.46
- EDHREC rank
- #7589
Wolverine, Best There Is hits the board as an indestructible 4/4 with a built-in rattlesnake — any creature that blocks or fights it takes damage equal to its power first, making combat math brutal for opponents. Six mana is real, but what you're paying for is a nearly unkillable threat that punishes interaction and snowballs through +1/+1 counters every time it survives damage.
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 |
In Commander, Wolverine, Best There Is earns its slot in any deck that cares about +1/+1 counters or combat-based value — the indestructibility is the real selling point, since most Commander removal leans on destroy effects. Legacy and Vintage have it legal but largely ignore it; six mana for a beater with no immediate board impact is a non-starter in those formats where the game is often decided by turn three. Oathbreaker is the one 60-card adjacency where it could see niche play in a counters-focused shell, though the competition at that mana cost is stiff.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If $41 is too steep, Bramblewood Paragon and Rishkar, Peacekeeper offer counter synergies at a fraction of the cost, though neither brings indestructibility or the same standalone threat density. The closest direct substitute for Wolverine, Best There Is's role — a durable, self-growing combat threat — is something like Phyrexian Hydra or Managorger Hydra, both under $2, though you trade indestructibility for pure scaling and accept that removal will answer them cleanly.
Price Context
Current price
$41.46 premium tier
At $41.46, Wolverine, Best There Is sits firmly in the premium tier — driven by its Universes Beyond status and cross-appeal to both MTG players and Marvel collectors. That collector demand puts a floor under the price, but it also means you're paying a premium over what the card's raw gameplay power would otherwise justify.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.