Lumberknot
Creature — Treefolk
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #14786
Lumberknot enters as a 0/0 and grows one +1/+1 counter for each creature that dies — yours, your opponents', tokens, everything — making it a quietly massive threat in any shell that generates consistent sacrifice fodder. Fangorn, Tree Shepherd is the natural home: Forest tribal floods the board with creatures, and every death feeds Lumberknot until it's an unreasonable clock.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd's Forest-creature engine produces the steady stream of deaths that Lumberknot needs to grow, and the deck's natural tendency to go wide means a single board wipe can leave Lumberknot as a double-digit beatstick overnight.
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 |
Lumberknot is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only meaningfully shows up in Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the competition at four mana is brutal and a vanilla-until-it-grows creature that needs a sacrifice engine to function isn't getting a slot. Modern has enough efficient threats that Lumberknot's passive counter accumulation is too slow without dedicated support. Commander is the right context: 100-card battlefields, four players generating deaths constantly, and the format's tolerance for build-around pieces that take a turn or two to online.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Lumberknot is firmly bulk — a throw-in trade card or cheap online pickup that costs nothing to test. Bulk rares with narrow tribal and sacrifice-synergy homes don't appreciate, so don't expect the price to move; just grab it if the deck calls for it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.