Wrangler of the Damned
Creature — Human Soldier
Flash
At the beginning of your end step, if you haven't cast a spell from your hand this turn, create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #22331
Wrangler of the Damned turns every creature that dies in your graveyard into a 2/2 Black Zombie token on your end step — that's a continuous engine, not a one-shot payoff. The three-mana body is underpowered on its own, so you run this because the token generation is doing real work, not because you need a 2/2.
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 |
Commander is where Wrangler of the Damned actually belongs — aristocrats and zombie tribal lists can convert a full graveyard into a wave of tokens every turn, which is exactly the kind of incremental advantage those decks want. In Standard and Pioneer it's legal but competing against faster, more focused payoffs; the delayed end-step timing means your opponent has a full turn to interact before you see tokens. Modern and Legacy are too hostile an environment for a three-mana 2/2 with no immediate board impact. Treat it as a Commander-first card that happens to be legal elsewhere.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Wrangler of the Damned is deep bulk — you're paying pennies for a card with genuine engine potential in the right shell. Bulk rares at this price point rarely climb unless a synergy breaks out in a popular format, so pick up copies for your decks now without any expectation of value appreciation.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.