Kodama of the South Tree
Legendary Creature — Spirit
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, each other creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.75
- EDHREC rank
- #18277
Kodama of the South Tree turns every land drop into a potential free permanent — the cascading board presence it generates is real and fast. The cost is a five-mana 2/4 that does nothing the turn it enters, which means it folds immediately to removal before you see a single trigger.
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 |
Commander is where Kodama of the South Tree actually lives — landfall and land-ramp strategies can chain it into explosive mid-game turns where a single Explore effect snowballs into two or three additional permanents. Legacy and Vintage have access to it on paper, but faster formats demand impact before turn five and a 2/4 with a conditional trigger can't compete with that bar. Modern is technically legal but the card sees no meaningful play there for the same reason. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's midrange pacing that it's worth considering in green land-focused builds.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.75 bulk tier
At $0.75, Kodama of the South Tree sits firmly in bulk territory, which is accurate — it's a powerful effect in the right shell but narrow enough that demand stays low. That price is stable; it won't spike unless a new landfall commander breaks into popularity and pulls it along.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.