Deepwood Denizen
Creature — Elf Warrior
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
, 
: Draw a card. This ability costs 
less to activate for each +1/+1 counter on creatures you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #11264
Deepwood Denizen enters the battlefield and immediately forces an opponent to sacrifice a non-Elf, a clean one-sided Edict stapled to a body. The cost is that it only hits non-Elves, which is a real ceiling outside of dedicated tribal contexts — Dionus, Elvish Archdruid decks aside, you're running this because the effect is free on entry, not because the 2/2 body earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid wants to flood the board with Elves, and Deepwood Denizen does double duty there — it triggers Dionus's mana-doubling engine while clearing a blocker or sacrifice-relevant threat the moment it lands.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Deepwood Denizen is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its practical home is Commander. In singleton 100-card pods, a guaranteed ETB Edict effect that doesn't require any setup is worth more than in constructed formats where opponents can build around creature types. In Pauper it's technically playable, but the non-Elf restriction is a significant liability in a format where non-Elf decks often go wide with tokens that make single-target sacrifice effects weak. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient interaction, so Deepwood Denizen doesn't register there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Deepwood Denizen is firmly bulk — grab a copy from any trade binder or discount bin without a second thought. Bulk ETB-effect creatures rarely spike unless they combo with a newly printed commander, so there's no urgency to stock up.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.