Wyleth, Soul of Steel
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Trample
Whenever Wyleth attacks, draw a card for each Aura and Equipment attached to it.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6453
Wyleth, Soul of Steel draws a card for each Aura and Equipment attached to it when it attacks — stack three pieces of equipment and you're refilling your hand every combat step. Bruenor Battlehammer cuts the equip cost to zero on the first equip each turn, which means the engine runs with almost no additional mana investment.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
Bruenor Battlehammer's free-equip ability removes the primary tax on suiting up Wyleth, Soul of Steel, letting you pile on multiple pieces of equipment in a single turn and convert the whole stack into card draw the moment Wyleth swings.
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ rewards playing legendary creatures, and Wyleth, Soul of Steel slots in as an aggressive, card-generating attacker that keeps the hand full while Three Dog's ability amplifies the board presence around it.
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist moves all your Auras and Equipment onto any target for free at the beginning of combat, so pointing everything at Wyleth, Soul of Steel right before it attacks turns a single swing into a massive card-draw event.
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
Nahiri, Forged in Fury tutors Equipment directly onto the battlefield and gives them to attacking creatures, which lets Wyleth, Soul of Steel enter combat already loaded and draw cards off weapons that cost no mana to deploy.
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded builds around Auras and Equipment in the same Boros space, and Wyleth, Soul of Steel acts as a redundant card-draw engine that keeps the deck firing when Kellan gets answered.
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 |
Commander is where Wyleth, Soul of Steel belongs — the card-draw trigger is designed for a format where opponents pack removal and you need to rebuild your hand across multiple turns. As a commander it headlines a focused Voltron shell; in the 99 it's a secondary engine for any Boros equipment deck that wants more draw redundancy. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — a two-mana 3/2 that draws on attack has no competitive footing in those formats. Oathbreaker is a plausible home if your signature spell is an equipment tutor, since the loop between casting, equipping, and attacking can churn through the deck quickly in the smaller life-total environment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Wyleth, Soul of Steel isn't currently available in this listing, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. As a popular commander with consistent demand across equipment builds, copies tend to hold a modest but stable price — don't expect a bargain reprint window without a precon inclusion or Masters set.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Bruenor Battlehammer
- Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
- Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
- Nahiri, Forged in Fury
- Kellan, the Fae-Blooded
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.