Burlfist Oak
Creature — Treefolk
Whenever you draw a card, this creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #20984
Burlfist Oak enters as a 4/4 that grows whenever you draw your second card each turn — a permanent, stackable clock that punishes cantrip-heavy and draw-engine tables. The cost is five mana for a vanilla-until-triggered body, which means Fangorn, Tree Shepherd and similar draw-doubling commanders do all the heavy lifting to make it worth the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd triggers on every Forest entering, which in practice generates a flood of card draw — and each second draw in a turn puts another +1/+1 counter on Burlfist Oak, turning it into a legitimate threat without any additional investment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Burlfist Oak is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a five-mana 4/4 with a conditional growth trigger. Commander is the only context where it earns a seat, specifically in green decks that draw multiple cards per turn through engines like Sylvan Library, Zendikar Resurgent, or a dedicated draw-matters commander. Even there, it competes with cheaper threats and more reliable payoffs, so it only graduates from the bulk binder in decks purpose-built to trigger it repeatedly.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Burlfist Oak is deep bulk — a zero-hesitation pickup if your deck calls for it. Bulk rares with narrow Commander applications rarely appreciate, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.