Rushwood Dryad
Creature — Dryad
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28007
Rushwood Dryad is a 1/1 for one green that has forestwalk — unblockable against any opponent running Forests, which in Commander means green decks, which means almost half the table. The effect is real when it connects, but a 1/1 body in a format of 40 life counts for almost nothing without significant power buffs behind it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rushwood Dryad sees essentially zero competitive play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — a 1/1 forestwalk creature for one mana doesn't clear the bar in formats where creatures need immediate board impact. In Pauper it remains legal but unplayed; the forestwalk clause is too situational to justify a slot when other one-drops do more work. Commander is where Rushwood Dryad has its best theoretical home, specifically in green-heavy metas where forestwalk is nearly guaranteed evasion, but even there it needs a dedicated pump or voltron shell to matter — a naked 1/1 at any point in a Commander game is irrelevant.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Rushwood Dryad isn't currently available, but as a bulk common with no competitive demand it almost certainly sits under $0.25. There's no financial case for picking it up speculatively — it's a penny-bin card you grab if a specific forestwalk build needs it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.