Symbiotic Wurm
Commander 2011 174 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana green mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $2.27
What it does
When this creature dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.
The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Symbiotic Wurm was originally printed in the Scourge expansion in 2003, featuring artwork by Arnie Swekel. It was designed as a powerhouse creature for green decks, utilizing a death trigger that compensates for the creature's removal by populating the battlefield with seven 1/1 Insect tokens. This mechanic effectively makes it a high-value target for removal that leaves behind a swarming legacy, fitting the flavor of a massive, host-like organism.
The Commander 2011 printing, collector number 174, served as a reprint for the inaugural set of the Commander format. By including this card in the preconstructed decks, Wizards of the Coast sought to provide players with a resilient threat that scales well in multiplayer environments. The card has remained a staple in token-synergy and graveyard-recursion strategies due to its efficient mana-to-body ratio and its role as a board-stabilizing threat.
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