Ironroot Treefolk
Creature — Treefolk
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Price
- $33.16
- EDHREC rank
- #27088
Ironroot Treefolk is a vanilla 3/5 for five mana with no abilities — a statline that was passable in 1993 and has been lapped dozens of times over since. There is no competitive context, no niche shell, no commander synergy that makes this the right call.
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 |
Ironroot Treefolk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different questions. In Pauper, where every mana matters and commons are scrutinized hard, a vanilla 3/5 for five gets cut in favor of creatures that draw cards, generate tokens, or have relevant keywords. In Legacy and Vintage, it doesn't register. In Commander, 100-card singleton demands that every slot pull weight — a body with no text box, no enters-the-battlefield effect, and no tribal relevance doesn't make the cut in any archetype.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Any creature in the same mana range with a relevant ability outperforms Ironroot Treefolk outright — Ulamog's Crusher in Pauper, Stampeding Wildebeests in green stompy, or literally any five-mana Treefolk with text if you're committed to the tribe. The trade-off isn't between cost and power here; it's between nostalgia and function.
Price Context
Current price
$33.16 premium tier
At $33.16, Ironroot Treefolk sits at a premium price driven entirely by age and collector demand for the Alpha and Beta printings — not by any competitive or casual play value. The price reflects cardboard history, not utility, and newer printings cost pennies.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.