Forked-Branch Garami
Creature — Spirit
Soulshift 4, soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return up to two target Spirit cards with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #22654
Forked-Branch Garami enters the battlefield and immediately replaces itself with two +1/+1 counters distributed however you like among your creatures — that's real board impact stapled to a 3/3 body for five mana. The cost is real too: five mana for a vanilla-statted creature that does nothing on subsequent turns is a steep ask in competitive Commander.
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 |
Forked-Branch Garami is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially zero play outside of Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, five mana for a 3/3 with a minor enters-the-battlefield effect is nowhere close to the power level required. Commander is where Forked-Branch Garami has any real home — specifically in +1/+1 counter decks that value each creature entering as an event, where spreading two counters across key threats can matter. Even there, it competes against cheaper or more impactful counter-distributors, so it earns a slot only in dedicated synergy builds.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Forked-Branch Garami is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow application and low demand. It won't appreciate unless a future commander makes five-mana counter-spreaders suddenly desirable, so pick it up only if you have a specific slot for it today.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.