Wayward Servant
Wayward Servant: Creature - Zombie, Aetherdrift Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Zombie
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
- Released
- 2025-02-14
- Collector number
- 121
- Artist
- Anthony Palumbo
- Commander rank
- 5,058 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Wayward Servant
Wayward Servant is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and black creature from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 121 in that set, with art by Anthony Palumbo. It costs {W}{B} (one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Amonkhet (2017) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever another Zombie you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
If one of the anointed fails to serve with perfect obedience, the desert is always ready to receive it.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Wayward Servant by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Wayward Servant
Wayward Servant has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #267 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Amonkhet (AKH) #208 | Uncommon | 2017 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Wayward Servant, newest first.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, the triggered ability of Wayward Servant causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you gain 1 life.
- If Wayward Servant enters the battlefield at the same time as another Zombie creature, its ability triggers for that Zombie.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Wayward Servant is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.