Awakener Druid
Creature — Human Druid
When this creature enters, target Forest becomes a 4/5 green Treefolk creature for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield. It's still a land.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #22727
Awakener Druid turns a Forest into a 4/5 creature — immediate, significant board presence for three mana. The catch is symmetrical vulnerability: your land is now a creature that dies to removal, and losing it means losing the land permanently.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Awakener Druid occupies a narrow lane — land-creature synergy decks like Kamahl, Fist of Krosa or Yedora, Grave Gardener, where animating lands has additional payoffs beyond the body itself. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees no meaningful play; three mana for a 3/3 that requires a Forest in play is far too slow against those formats' threats. Modern likewise has no realistic home for Awakener Druid — the rate doesn't compete with what green does at the same cost. Outside of dedicated land-animation strategies in Commander, this card does not have a competitive format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Awakener Druid is deep bulk — safe to pick up without a second thought if the deck calls for it. The price reflects its narrow appeal, and there's no realistic demand driver that changes that.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.