Gift of the Woods
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn and you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alliances
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #26099
Gift of the Woods turns any blocked creature into a temporary wall, pumping it +0/+3 and producing a Forest token that taps for green mana — all for one green mana at instant speed. It's a niche combat trick that doubles as one-time ramp, which sounds clever until you realize neither effect is strong enough to earn a slot on its own.
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 |
Gift of the Woods is a fringe card in every format where it's legal. In Commander, the combination of combat relevance and mana production is theoretically attractive in token or Elf-heavy green shells, but one-shot Forest tokens don't scale to a 100-card format that demands repeatable value. Pauper is the most realistic home — low-to-the-ground green aggro or Arbor Elf untap synergies can extract real value from a Forest token that sticks around. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; Gift of the Woods doesn't come close to the power threshold those formats demand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Gift of the Woods is deep bulk — buy it without hesitation if you have a specific use case, since the financial downside is essentially zero. Don't expect the price to move; this is a narrow card with a narrow audience.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.