Vine Kami
Creature — Spirit
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Soulshift 6 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 6 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26832
Vine Kami is a six-mana 4/4 with Shroud — a stat line so far below rate that no amount of protection justifies the slot. The cost isn't just mana; it's the opportunity cost of every Blossoming Defense or Lightning Greaves that does the same job for a fraction of the investment.
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 |
Vine Kami is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Pauper, where commons compete on tight efficiency, a six-mana 4/4 with Shroud doesn't clear the bar — green has better bodies and better protection at lower costs. In Commander, Vine Kami occupies a slot that virtually any other six-drop would use more productively, and Shroud actively works against you when you want to stack Auras or Equipment on your creature. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for it to matter.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Vine Kami is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a box but rarely fills a deck slot on purpose. The price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.