Loam Lion
Creature — Cat
This creature gets +1/+2 as long as you control a Forest.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #15238
Loam Lion is a 2/3 for one mana the moment you pair it with a Forest — that's an elite rate that makes it one of the best one-drops in any green-white creature strategy. Arahbo, Roar of the World decks run it because a 2/3 baseline is already threatening before Arahbo's pump even resolves.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Loam Lion's boosted stats make it a prime target for Arahbo, Roar of the World's eminence trigger — a free +3/+3 on a 2/3 body means Loam Lion is swinging as a 5/6 as early as turn two with no other investment.
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 |
In Commander, Loam Lion is a niche inclusion — it's strong in dedicated cat tribal builds under Arahbo, Roar of the World, but too narrow for general green-white strategies where non-creature spells break the bonus. In Legacy and Vintage, it sits behind Kird Ape on raw power level and sees essentially no competitive play. Modern is where the ceiling is highest in theory, but the shift away from Zoo archetypes has left Loam Lion without a reliable home there either. It's a card that needs the right shell to justify the tribal slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Loam Lion is firmly bulk — buy a playset for under a dollar without thinking twice. Bulk one-drops with narrow tribal applications don't hold or gain value, so treat it as a cheap role-player and nothing more.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.