Willow Dryad
Creature — Dryad
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #27005
Willow Dryad is a one-mana 1/1 that taps for green mana — a functional mana dork, nothing more. The ceiling is low and the competition at this slot is steep, but it does exactly what it says on the label.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Willow Dryad competes directly with Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic, and Fyndhorn Elves for the one-mana green producer slot — and it loses that competition unless you specifically need a fourth or fifth copy of the effect. Pauper is where Willow Dryad sees its most legitimate play, since the format's card pool is restricted enough that redundancy at this slot is genuinely valuable in green ramp shells. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, but neither format has any interest in a vanilla 1/1 mana dork with no additional text.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Willow Dryad is pure bulk — buy a playset for less than a dollar without thinking twice. There is no reason to expect the price to move; functional reprints of this effect exist in abundance and demand is minimal.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.