Weatherseed Treefolk
Creature — Treefolk
Trample
When this creature dies, return it to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1999
- Price
- $0.45
- EDHREC rank
- #22261
Weatherseed Treefolk is a 5/3 trample that returns itself to your hand whenever it leaves the battlefield — the recursion is free and unconditional, making it nearly impossible to strand in the graveyard. That self-bounce pairs brutally with Sneak Attack and reaches its ceiling in Fangorn, Tree Shepherd, where every recast triggers a cascade of land and creature synergies.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd turns every cast of Weatherseed Treefolk into a repeatable engine — each time it bounces back from combat or removal and you recast it, Fangorn triggers again, generating mana and snowballing board presence across a long game.
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 |
Weatherseed Treefolk is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is Commander by a wide margin. In Legacy and Vintage the self-recursion is cute but a 5/3 for three mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect doesn't clear the bar for competitive play. Commander is where the combination of trample, durability, and recast triggers actually matters — particularly in green stompy and Treefolk tribal shells where the card is effectively unkillable at no additional cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Weatherseed TreefolkSneak AttackThermopod
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Weatherseed TreefolkSneak AttackPhyrexian Altar
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$0.45 bulk tier
At $0.45, Weatherseed Treefolk sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a reprint or spike in Treefolk tribal demand. It's an easy include on price alone for any deck that wants it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.