Sodden Verdure
Land — Forest Island
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This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander
- Price
- $0.69
- EDHREC rank
- #2458
Sodden Verdure puts two +1/+1 counters on a creature for two mana at instant speed — straightforward, cheap, and immediately relevant. In Zimone, Infinite Analyst decks it's not a buff spell, it's a draw trigger waiting to happen.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Zimone, Infinite Analyst draws cards whenever a creature gets two or more counters at once, so Sodden Verdure is a two-mana cantrip at minimum and a loop piece at best.
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart rewards stacking counters on creatures across multiple types, and Sodden Verdure's instant-speed delivery means you can trigger synergies on opponents' turns without telegraphing your play.
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded scales off creatures with counters, and Sodden Verdure efficiently seeds those counters at a cost that doesn't strain a tempo-focused gameplan.
Ashling, the Limitless
Ashling, the Limitless copies spells that target it, so a single cast of Sodden Verdure can snowball into a massive counter pile — making it one of the most mana-efficient ways to grow Ashling fast.
Quandrix, the Proof
Quandrix, the Proof cares about +1/+1 counter density across the board, and Sodden Verdure's low cost lets you spread or stack counters without sacrificing mana development in the early turns.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sodden Verdure is a Commander card through and through — the counter-synergy payoffs that make it worth a slot simply don't exist at the same density in Legacy or Vintage, where it's legal but irrelevant. In those eternal formats, two mana for two counters with no other effect doesn't clear any competitive bar. Commander is the only format where its instant speed and two-counter minimum reliably unlock card draw, copy triggers, and scaling payoffs on demand. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home if your planeswalker and signature spell care about creatures growing fast.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.69 bulk tier
At $0.69, Sodden Verdure sits at the high end of bulk — cheap enough to sleeve without thought, not so cheap it's a throwaway inclusion. If it's core to your Zimone, Infinite Analyst or Ashling, the Limitless engine, the price is irrelevant; if it's just a filler counter spell, there are free alternatives.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zimone, Infinite Analyst
- Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
- Primo, the Unbounded
- Ashling, the Limitless
- Quandrix, the Proof
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.