Dense Canopy
Enchantment
Creatures with flying can block only creatures with flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #22575
Dense Canopy makes every creature with flying unable to be blocked by non-flying creatures — wait, the reverse: it forces all creatures to be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach, which means your ground army becomes unblockable in practical terms. It's a one-sided evasion enchantment that costs two mana and does nothing to answer it once it's down.
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 |
Commander is where Dense Canopy earns its slot, specifically in green decks that go wide on the ground and want a cheap, repeatable way to push damage through. Legacy and Vintage are legal but too powered for Dense Canopy to matter — those formats end before a two-mana enchantment that doesn't affect the board immediately gets value. Modern is legal in principle but the effect is too slow and too narrow to compete. Dense Canopy is essentially a Commander card: tables stall, creatures trade, and a global evasion effect stapled to an enchantment rewards the patient player.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Dense Canopy is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable because demand is niche and supply is ample; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.