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Branchsnap Lorian

Creature — Beast

Trample
Morph {G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Legions
Price
$0.19
EDHREC rank
#22968
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Branchsnap Lorian card art
Branchsnap Lorian is a 5/4 trampler for three mana — that rate is real, and the trample matters when you're trying to push damage through. The cost is pure text: it can only be cast if you control a Forest, which in Yedora, Grave Gardener decks is never a problem since Yedora turns your dead creatures into Forests and hands you Branchsnap Lorian on a silver platter.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Yedora, Grave Gardener

Yedora, Grave Gardener

21.6% of decks · synergy 0.21

Yedora, Grave Gardener flips every creature death into a tapped Forest, which means Branchsnap Lorian's casting restriction goes from conditional to trivially satisfied — and with enough creatures dying, you're casting a 5/4 trampler for three mana repeatedly off a board that keeps rebuilding itself.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Branchsnap Lorian is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and that's where the story starts and ends. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest in a conditional 5/4 trampler when Tarmogoyf, Delver of Secrets, and Murktide Regent exist at the same or lower cost without the Forest requirement. Commander is the only format where Branchsnap Lorian earns a slot, specifically inside green creature-combo shells — most of all Yedora, Grave Gardener — where the restriction collapses to nothing and the stat line closes games.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.19 bulk tier

At $0.19, Branchsnap Lorian is bulk by any measure, and there's no pressure here — it's a narrow card with a narrow home, and the price reflects that. Pick it up for your Yedora build without a second thought; it won't spike.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.