Oakhame Adversary
Creature — Elf Warrior
This spell costs 
less to cast if an opponent controls a green permanent.
Deathtouch
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #5998
Oakhame Adversary enters as a 2/3 deathtouch creature that draws you a card whenever an opponent's green creature attacks — on a body that can cost as little as one generic mana if any opponent controls a green creature. That discount makes it an almost unconditional include in any green deck that expects to face other green decks, which in Commander is nearly every table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
Fynn, the Fangbearer wins by stacking deathtouch triggers, and Oakhame Adversary shows up in over half of all Fynn lists because it's a cheap deathtouch body that refuels your hand every time an opponent swings with a green creature — exactly the board state Fynn players expect to be sitting across from.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Oakhame Adversary earns its keep — green is the most popular color in the format, so the cost reduction triggers constantly and the card draw compounds over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition at two mana is brutal and deathtouch bodies rarely pull weight without an attached engine, so it doesn't see play there. Modern and Pioneer are similar: the card is legal but doesn't fit a competitive archetype, and no constructed deck is building around incidental green-creature draw. Oakhame Adversary is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Oakhame Adversary is pure bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or as a throw-in. Given its consistent demand in Fynn lists and green creature-heavy Commander builds, it's unlikely to spike but equally unlikely to drop further.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.