Great Forest Druid
Creature — Treefolk Druid
: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #7200
Great Forest Druid enters the battlefield and immediately taps for two mana of any color — a one-card burst of acceleration that's most at home in toughness-matters builds where its 0/3 body pulls double duty. Fangorn, Tree Shepherd decks run it at over 63% inclusion because the combination of immediate ramp and a relevant power-zero statline is exactly what that deck wants from a two-drop.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd cares about Forests and toughness-matters synergies, and Great Forest Druid delivers both — a 0/3 that ramps on entry is exactly the kind of creature the engine wants to recur and retrigger.
Doran, Besieged by Time
Doran, Besieged by Time flips toughness into offense, and Great Forest Druid's 0/3 frame means it swings as a functionally larger creature while still generating mana the turn it arrives.
Doran, the Siege Tower
Doran, the Siege Tower turns every creature's toughness into its power, so Great Forest Druid's 0/3 body attacks as a 3/3 the moment Doran is on board — ramp that also swings for three is a strong rate.
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout rewards casting creatures with +1/+1 counters and landfall-adjacent value, and Great Forest Druid slots in as cheap, on-curve acceleration that keeps the creature count high without sacrificing mana development.
The Pride of Hull Clade
The Pride of Hull Clade scales off high-toughness permanents, and Great Forest Druid contributes a respectable toughness total at only two mana while smoothing early development — a low-cost way to inflate the numbers that shell cares about.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Great Forest Druid fills a specific niche: cheap ramp with a toughness-relevant body, which makes it far more targeted than a generic two-drop accelerant. Outside Commander, the competition tightens considerably — Modern and Legacy have access to Birds of Paradise, Arbor Elf, and Elvish Mystic, all of which offer more flexibility or lower costs. In Pioneer and Standard, the card is playable but squeezed by more efficient one-drop mana creatures. Pauper is where Great Forest Druid could earn a closer look in toughness-matters builds, though the format's density of efficient green creatures keeps it from being an auto-include.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Great Forest Druid is deep bulk — easy to acquire and unlikely to climb unless a future toughness-matters commander drives concentrated demand. Pick up copies freely; there's no financial risk at this price point.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
- Doran, Besieged by Time
- Doran, the Siege Tower
- Kirri, Talented Sprout
- The Pride of Hull Clade
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.