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Kamahl, Fist of Krosa

Legendary Creature — Human Druid

{G}: Target land becomes a 1/1 creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
{2}{G}{G}{G}: Creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain trample until end of turn.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{G}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
mythic
Set
Dominaria Remastered
Price
$0.59
EDHREC rank
#8729
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Kamahl, Fist of Krosa card art
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa threatens the entire board at instant speed — opponents can't tap lands into your attacks without risking losing them, and that passive threat alone changes how games play out. The six-mana cost is real, but Yedora, Grave Gardener and Captain Sisay both cheat or tutor him into play, which is exactly why he shows up across green strategies that want a finisher with built-in political leverage.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Captain Sisay

Captain Sisay

27.2% of decks · synergy 0.26

Captain Sisay tutors Kamahl, Fist of Krosa directly onto the battlefield, turning his otherwise steep six-mana cost into a free extension of Sisay's tap ability — he's a legendary creature, so he's always in reach.

02
Jyoti, Moag Ancient

Jyoti, Moag Ancient

18.2% of decks · synergy 0.18

Jyoti, Moag Ancient floods the board with Forest tokens, and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa's pump ability turns that mass of 1/1s into a lethal alpha strike, often out of nowhere on the turn Kamahl lands.

03
Yedora, Grave Gardener

Yedora, Grave Gardener

16.9% of decks · synergy 0.15

Yedora, Grave Gardener returns creatures to play as face-down Forests, and Kamahl, Fist of Krosa can animate those lands at instant speed — effectively rebuying creatures mid-combat and creating a recursive engine that's extremely difficult to permanently answer.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is the natural home for Kamahl, Fist of Krosa — his political deterrent effect scales with the number of opponents at the table, and six mana is far more acceptable in a 40-life format built around big green payoffs. In Legacy and Vintage, he's technically legal but never sees play; those formats move too fast for a six-mana creature that doesn't win the game on the spot. Oathbreaker is theoretically possible but the signature spell restriction and smaller game size reduce his leverage considerably. Treat Kamahl, Fist of Krosa as a Commander card through and through.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.59 bulk tier

At $0.59, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa is deep bulk — a genuine two-for-one at its price point given the unique strategic role it fills. That price is unlikely to move much without a reprint scare or a breakout commander pulling demand, so there's no urgency in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.