Heartwood Dryad
Creature — Dryad
This creature can block creatures with shadow as though it had shadow.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tempest
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #30020
Heartwood Dryad is a 2/1 for one green mana that grows whenever a non-creature spell is cast — a persistent, low-investment threat that punishes spell-heavy tables. The rate is real, but it tops out as a synergy piece rather than a standalone finisher.
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 |
In Commander, Heartwood Dryad rewards patience: four players casting instants, sorceries, and artifacts every turn means it scales faster than almost any other one-drop, and it demands an answer before it snowballs. Legacy and Vintage are the wrong homes — one mana buys a 2/1 that grows in formats where the game ends before counters accumulate, and those formats have no interest in that plan. Pauper is where Heartwood Dryad sees its most competitive fringe use, slotting into mono-green stompy as a threat that punishes the removal and cantrip-heavy blue decks that define the format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Heartwood Dryad is deep bulk — pick up as many as you need without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move unless a dedicated +1/+1 counter Commander pulls it into heavier rotation.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.