Wayward Swordtooth
Wayward Swordtooth: Creature - Dinosaur, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Ascend. You may play an additional land on each of your turns. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Dinosaur
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 5/5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 263
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Commander rank
- 1,017 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Ascend
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About Wayward Swordtooth
Wayward Swordtooth is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 263 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Rivals of Ixalan (2018) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.70 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
This creature can't attack or block unless you have the city's blessing.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.70 (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 Swordtooth 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Wayward Swordtooth
Wayward Swordtooth has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1392 | Rare | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1392★ | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #331 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #576 | Rare | 2023 |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos (PRIX) #150p | Rare | 2018 |
| Rivals of Ixalan Promos (PRIX) #150s | Rare | 2018 |
| Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #150 | Rare | 2018 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Wayward Swordtooth, newest first.
- If you control ten permanents but don't control a permanent or resolving spell with ascend, you don't get the city's blessing. For example, if you control ten permanents, lose control of one, then cast Golden Demise, you won't have the city's blessing and the spell will affect creatures you control.
- A permanent is any object on the battlefield, including tokens and lands. Spells and emblems aren't permanents.
- If you cast a spell with ascend, you don't get the city's blessing until it resolves. Players may respond to that spell by trying to change whether you get the city's blessing.
- If your tenth permanent enters the battlefield and then a permanent leaves the battlefield immediately afterwards (most likely due to the "Legend Rule" or due to being a creature with 0 toughness), you get the city's blessing before it leaves the battlefield.
- Wayward Swordtooth's middle ability is cumulative if you control more than one. It's also cumulative with other effects that let you play additional lands, such as the one from Enter the Unknown.
- Once you have the city's blessing, you have it for the rest of the game, even if you lose control of some or all of your permanents. The city's blessing isn't a permanent itself and can't be removed by any effect.
- Ascend on a permanent isn't a triggered ability and doesn't use the stack. Players can respond to a spell that will give you your tenth permanent, but they can't respond to getting the city's blessing once you control that tenth permanent. This means that if your tenth permanent is a land you play, players can't respond before you get the city's blessing.
Similar cards
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Wayward Swordtooth is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.