Wayward Swordtooth
Creature — Dinosaur
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.
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Why Play Wayward Swordtooth
The primary appeal lies in its ability to accelerate your mana development while working toward ascend, making it ideal for ramp strategies and landfall decks. Playing an extra land each turn helps you reach ten permanents faster while fixing mana and enabling powerful late-game plays. Green midrange and ramp decks appreciate the acceleration, especially when paired with cards that benefit from additional land drops or high permanent counts.Format Notes
Commander represents its strongest format, where the multiplayer nature makes achieving ascend more manageable and the extra land drops provide significant value over longer games. In Pioneer and Modern, it sees occasional play in specific ramp shells but faces stiff competition from other acceleration options. The card has never been banned and remains a solid budget option for players looking to add consistent ramp effects to their decks.Combos & Synergies
Azusa, Lost but Seeking and Exploration create explosive land-drop engines when combined with the extra land ability, potentially playing three or more lands per turn. Cards like Tireless Tracker and Lotus Cobra provide immediate value from the additional land drops, turning acceleration into card advantage or mana fixing. Token generators such as Tendershoot Dryad help reach ascend quickly while providing the permanent count needed to unlock the creature's combat potential.Featured in These Decks
- Veloci-Ramp-Tor Commander
