Traproot Kami
Creature — Spirit
Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Traproot Kami's toughness is equal to the number of Forests on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #15914
Traproot Kami is a zero-mana 0/1 defender that grows to a 0/X where X equals the number of Forests on the battlefield — in a mono-green Forest-heavy Commander deck, that's a wall with 10+ toughness by turn four. The cost is zero, but so is its offensive threat: no power, no evasion, no way to turn that toughness into damage without other pieces.
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 |
In Commander, Traproot Kami fits exactly one shell: mono-green or near-mono-green decks that want a free body with massive toughness, typically to enable Assault Formation or Doran, the Siege Tower effects, or just to stall ground attacks. Outside that context it's unplayable — two or three Forests on the board makes it a 0/2 or 0/3, which isn't worth a card slot at any cost. In Pauper it's common-legal and similarly narrow, with no established archetype to support it. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never run it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Traproot Kami is bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Price holds steady because demand is low and supply is high; it won't appreciate, but it also won't cost you anything to slot into the one deck that actually wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.