Folk of the Pines
Creature — Dryad
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30647
Folk of the Pines is a five-mana 3/3 that generates a Clue token when it enters and lets you sacrifice Clues to pump it — payoff and engine in one body, but five mana for a 3/3 is a steep ask in most formats. Run it in dedicated Clue or artifact-sacrifice shells; everywhere else, there are stronger options at this cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Folk of the Pines is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the formats where it's actually worth slotting are narrow. In Commander, it earns a seat in Clue-matters or artifact-sacrifice decks — commanders that care about tokens or sacrifice outlets turn every Clue into a threat. Pauper is the format that treats Folk of the Pines most seriously: the Clue generation is real card advantage at common rarity, and the pump clause can close games in artifact synergy builds. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to ignore it entirely.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Folk of the Pines isn't currently available, so check your preferred retailer before buying. As a common from a recent set, expect it to be well under a dollar — the kind of card you throw in a trade binder or pick up as a bulk add.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.