Song of the Dryads
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
Enchanted permanent is a colorless Forest land.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Price
- $4.98
- EDHREC rank
- #1774
Song of the Dryads turns any permanent — commander, planeswalker, artifact, whatever — into a vanilla Forest, stripping it of all abilities and type while leaving its controller with a land they probably don't need. Three mana for a green enchantment that answers things green normally can't touch is the whole case, and it's a strong one; the only cost is that the threat stays on the battlefield rather than going to the graveyard, which matters when Wildsear, Scouring Maw or a landfall payoff can turn that Forest into a resource.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wildsear, Scouring Maw
Wildsear, Scouring Maw destroys lands opponents control, so Song of the Dryads converts a threatening permanent into a Forest that Wildsear can immediately eat — removal and tempo rolled into one loop.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent
Yenna, Redtooth Regent copies enchantments during your upkeep, which means a single Song of the Dryads can multiply across the board and lock down multiple permanents turn after turn.
Tuvasa the Sunlit
Tuvasa the Sunlit draws a card whenever an enchantment enters and grows with each enchantment you control, so Song of the Dryads pulls double duty as a threat answer and a Tuvasa pump spell.
Calix, Guided by Fate
Calix, Guided by Fate triggers constellation and can exile enchanted permanents with his minus ability, turning the Forest Song of the Dryads creates into a clean exile target rather than a lingering body.
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Titania, Protector of Argoth creates a 5/3 whenever a land enters from the graveyard, so pairing her with Song of the Dryads and a sacrifice outlet converts any problematic permanent into an Elemental token.
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 |
Commander is where Song of the Dryads earns its reputation — green's notorious inability to answer noncreature permanents makes a three-mana answer to commanders, planeswalkers, and artifacts genuinely rare, and the enchantment type means it plays well in the format's most popular green archetypes. In Legacy and Vintage, Song of the Dryads is legal but competes against faster, more efficient interaction and rarely sees play outside of dedicated enchantress shells. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so Commander and Oathbreaker are its natural home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.98 cheap tier
At $4.98, Song of the Dryads sits at the high end of budget green removal but is priced fairly for what it does — green has almost no other options that answer a commander this cleanly. The price has held steady because demand is consistent across enchantress, landfall, and general goodstuff decks, so don't expect it to get cheaper.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.