Kami of the Palace Fields
Creature — Spirit
Flying, first strike
Soulshift 5 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #26272
Kami of the Palace Fields offers a persistent enchantment-based effect stapled to a creature body, but the mana investment has to justify the slot against leaner alternatives in the same space. It's a role-player, not a staple — you run it when your deck specifically rewards what it does, not as a default include.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Kami of the Palace Fields is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but constructed formats aren't where it lives — Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient options at every point on the curve. Commander is the only realistic home, where the singleton rule and slower pace give niche permanents room to breathe. In Oathbreaker the tighter 58-card construction and faster games make it harder to justify unless the planeswalker at the helm directly enables the effect.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Kami of the Palace Fields isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates before buying. Given its narrow application, it's unlikely to command a premium — if you find it in a bulk bin, that's probably the right time to pick it up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.