Fists of Ironwood
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, create two 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
Enchanted creature has trample.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #10331
Fists of Ironwood drops two Saproling tokens and grants trample to the enchanted creature for two mana — that's a lot of board presence stapled to an Aura. It's a bulk rare that punches above its price, and in any deck that cares about token count or +1/+1 counters on Stangg, Echo Warrior, it's doing real work from turn two onward.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Stangg, Echo Warrior
Stangg, Echo Warrior doubles down on Auras — when a second copy of an enchanted creature enters, Fists of Ironwood triggers again on the token, netting two more Saprolings and spreading trample across both bodies.
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Slimefoot, the Stowaway turns every Saproling death into a drain trigger, so the two free tokens from Fists of Ironwood aren't just blockers — they're future damage and life.
Shroofus Sproutsire
Shroofus Sproutsire rewards flooding the board with fungus and Saproling tokens, and Fists of Ironwood is one of the cheapest ways to produce two of them while also making a creature a credible threat through trample.
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 |
Fists of Ironwood is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — its widest audience by far is Pauper and Commander, where two-mana token generation on an Aura is genuinely competitive at common rarity. In Pauper, it sees fringe play in token-go-wide and Saproling shells where the token count matters more than the enchantment subtype. In Commander, it's a role-player rather than a staple — you run it when your commander specifically rewards Auras, token production, or both, not as a generic slot filler. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it; the formats move too fast for a two-mana Aura that doesn't affect the board immediately in a meaningful way at that power level.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Fists of Ironwood is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk bins or grab a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice. That price is stable and going nowhere; it's not a card that spikes, but it also doesn't need to be when you're sleeving it purely for its effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Stangg, Echo Warrior
- Slimefoot, the Stowaway
- Shroofus Sproutsire
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.