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Wirewood Symbiote, art by Thomas M. Baxa
Art by Thomas M. Baxa · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$1.49
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Wirewood Symbiote

{G} · Creature — Insect

Return an Elf you control to its owner's hand: Untap target creature. Activate only once each turn.

Rulings (2)

Jun 7, 2024 · Returning the Elf you control to its owner's hand is the cost to activate the ability. Once you activate the ability, no one can try to do anything to the Elf to stop you from activating the ability.

Jun 7, 2024 · You can target any creature with Wirewood Symbiote's ability, not just a tapped creature.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=58 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Brigid, Clachan's HeartcEDH100%1
Temur SurvivalPremodern66.7%1–3×3
Rocco, Cabaretti CaterercEDH50%2
Gruul SurvivalPremodern21.7%1–4×46
Jund SurvivalPremodern16.7%6
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Wirewood Symbiote — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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