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Kodama of the Center Tree
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Kodama of the Center Tree

{4}{G}

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Kodama of the Center Tree's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Spirits you control.

Kodama of the Center Tree has soulshift X, where X is the number of Spirits you control. (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

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Set
Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK #131)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
5
Released
2005-02-04
Artist
Jim Murray
EDHREC rank
#19,986
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.10
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Recursion

Combos 15

Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Ashnod's Altar
{G}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
12 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Phyrexian Altar
{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
9 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Altar of Dementia
{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Blasting Station
{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Woe Strider
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Viscera Seer
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Goblin Bombardment
{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Thermopod
{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite red mana
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Bartolomé del Presidio
{W}{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Phantom Train
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Bloodflow Connoisseur
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Carrion Feeder
{B}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Umbral Collar Zealot
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Shilgengar, Sire of Famine
{W}{B}{G}
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Blood tokensInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 15 combos.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Kodama of the South Tree 93 %+93.1 %
  2. Loam Dweller 90 %+89.5 %
  3. Elder Pine of Jukai 89 %+88.5 %
  4. Lifespinner 82 %+81.9 %
  5. Bounteous Kirin 82 %+81.4 %
  6. Iname, Life Aspect 81 %+80.9 %
  7. Petalmane Baku 81 %+80.9 %
  8. Briarknit Kami 81 %+80.3 %
  9. Kodama of the East Tree 87 %+78.6 %
  10. Forked-Branch Garami 78 %+77.8 %
  11. Sekki, Seasons' Guide 78 %+77.7 %
  12. Kodama of the North Tree 77 %+77.2 %
  13. Kura, the Boundless Sky 79 %+77.0 %
  14. Myojin of Life's Web 74 %+73.2 %
  15. Jugan, the Rising Star 73 %+72.3 %
  16. Harbinger of Spring 71 %+71.1 %
  17. Wear Away 70 %+70.0 %
  18. Myojin of Towering Might 67 %+66.1 %
  19. Kami of Whispered Hopes 71 %+64.4 %
  20. Kodama of the West Tree 70 %+63.8 %
  21. One with the Kami 64 %+63.7 %
  22. Long-Forgotten Gohei 64 %+63.4 %
  23. Haru-Onna 64 %+63.4 %
  24. Traproot Kami 63 %+62.2 %
  25. Promised Kannushi 62 %+61.9 %
  26. Unchecked Growth 62 %+61.4 %
  27. Primordial Sage 64 %+60.9 %
  28. Kodama's Might 61 %+60.3 %
  29. Rending Vines 61 %+60.2 %
  30. Willow Geist 59 %+58.6 %
  31. Body of Jukai 58 %+57.8 %
  32. Thundering Mightmare 55 %+54.8 %
  33. Hana Kami 54 %+54.2 %
  34. Spinner of Souls 55 %+52.7 %
  35. Permeating Mass 53 %+52.5 %
  36. Baku Altar 52 %+52.2 %
  37. Kodama's Reach 88 %+51.2 %
  38. Strength of Cedars 50 %+49.5 %
  39. Invoke the Ancients 50 %+49.5 %
  40. Joyous Respite 46 %+46.0 %
  41. Arashi, the Sky Asunder 46 %+45.4 %
  42. Carven Caryatid 43 %+42.9 %
  43. Jugan Defends the Temple 42 %+41.1 %
  44. Roar of Jukai 41 %+40.9 %
  45. Path of Ancestry 47 %+40.2 %
  46. Patron of the Orochi 41 %+39.9 %
  47. Realmwalker 46 %+39.0 %
  48. Thousand-legged Kami 38 %+38.4 %
  49. Vine Kami 38 %+37.9 %
  50. Rhonas's Monument 51 %+35.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 95 %-0.9 %
  2. Kodama of the South Tree 93 %+93.1 %
  3. Loam Dweller 90 %+89.5 %
  4. Elder Pine of Jukai 89 %+88.5 %
  5. Kodama's Reach 88 %+51.2 %
  6. Kodama of the East Tree 87 %+78.6 %
  7. Lifespinner 82 %+81.9 %
  8. Bounteous Kirin 82 %+81.4 %
  9. Petalmane Baku 81 %+80.9 %
  10. Iname, Life Aspect 81 %+80.9 %
  11. Briarknit Kami 81 %+80.3 %
  12. Kura, the Boundless Sky 79 %+77.0 %
  13. Forked-Branch Garami 78 %+77.8 %
  14. Sekki, Seasons' Guide 78 %+77.7 %
  15. Kodama of the North Tree 77 %+77.2 %
  16. Myojin of Life's Web 74 %+73.2 %
  17. Jugan, the Rising Star 73 %+72.3 %
  18. Harbinger of Spring 71 %+71.1 %
  19. Kami of Whispered Hopes 71 %+64.4 %
  20. Kodama of the West Tree 70 %+63.8 %
  21. Wear Away 70 %+70.0 %
  22. Sol Ring 67 %-3.9 %
  23. Myojin of Towering Might 67 %+66.1 %
  24. Primordial Sage 64 %+60.9 %
  25. One with the Kami 64 %+63.7 %
  26. Long-Forgotten Gohei 64 %+63.4 %
  27. Haru-Onna 64 %+63.4 %
  28. Traproot Kami 63 %+62.2 %
  29. Promised Kannushi 62 %+61.9 %
  30. Unchecked Growth 62 %+61.4 %
  31. Rending Vines 61 %+60.2 %
  32. Kodama's Might 61 %+60.3 %
  33. Emerald Medallion 61 %+16.4 %
  34. Willow Geist 59 %+58.6 %
  35. Body of Jukai 58 %+57.8 %
  36. Thundering Mightmare 55 %+54.8 %
  37. Spinner of Souls 55 %+52.7 %
  38. Hana Kami 54 %+54.2 %
  39. Cultivate 54 %+3.5 %
  40. Rampant Growth 54 %+12.1 %
  41. Permeating Mass 53 %+52.5 %
  42. Baku Altar 52 %+52.2 %
  43. Mosswort Bridge 52 %+23.9 %
  44. Nature's Lore 52 %+13.2 %
  45. Rhonas's Monument 51 %+35.4 %
  46. Garruk's Uprising 51 %+10.5 %
  47. Beast Within 50 %-7.3 %
  48. Strength of Cedars 50 %+49.5 %
  49. Invoke the Ancients 50 %+49.5 %
  50. Path of Ancestry 47 %+40.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2005-02-01

    Kodama of the Center Tree can return itself to its owner’s hand if you control five or more Spirits when it is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

  • 2005-02-01

    Soulshift is a leaves the battlefield trigger, so the gamestate is referenced immediately before the Soulshift trigger to determine the value of X. Soulshift X includes Kodama of the Center Tree. So, X is always at least 1.

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