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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
#19,740
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 0.47
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
8 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Phyrexian Altar
{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
6 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+Viscera Seer
{B}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
2 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the Center Tree+Deathrender+Blasting Station
{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
1 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+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 %+92.6 %
  2. Elder Pine of Jukai 90 %+89.5 %
  3. Loam Dweller 90 %+89.5 %
  4. Lifespinner 83 %+82.8 %
  5. Bounteous Kirin 82 %+82.3 %
  6. Iname, Life Aspect 82 %+81.8 %
  7. Petalmane Baku 80 %+79.7 %
  8. Briarknit Kami 80 %+79.7 %
  9. Forked-Branch Garami 79 %+78.7 %
  10. Sekki, Seasons' Guide 78 %+78.1 %
  11. Kodama of the North Tree 78 %+78.1 %
  12. Kodama of the East Tree 85 %+76.8 %
  13. Kura, the Boundless Sky 77 %+74.7 %
  14. Myojin of Life's Web 75 %+74.1 %
  15. Jugan, the Rising Star 74 %+73.2 %
  16. Harbinger of Spring 72 %+72.0 %
  17. Wear Away 71 %+70.3 %
  18. Myojin of Towering Might 68 %+66.9 %
  19. Long-Forgotten Gohei 64 %+64.3 %
  20. Kami of Whispered Hopes 71 %+64.1 %
  21. One with the Kami 64 %+63.5 %
  22. Kodama of the West Tree 70 %+63.0 %
  23. Promised Kannushi 62 %+62.2 %
  24. Unchecked Growth 62 %+62.2 %
  25. Traproot Kami 62 %+62.0 %
  26. Primordial Sage 65 %+61.8 %
  27. Haru-Onna 62 %+61.7 %
  28. Kodama's Might 61 %+61.1 %
  29. Willow Geist 60 %+59.9 %
  30. Rending Vines 60 %+59.5 %
  31. Body of Jukai 59 %+59.2 %
  32. Permeating Mass 55 %+54.9 %
  33. Thundering Mightmare 55 %+54.5 %
  34. Hana Kami 54 %+53.5 %
  35. Baku Altar 52 %+52.0 %
  36. Spinner of Souls 54 %+51.9 %
  37. Kodama's Reach 88 %+50.6 %
  38. Invoke the Ancients 51 %+50.3 %
  39. Strength of Cedars 50 %+49.8 %
  40. Joyous Respite 48 %+48.3 %
  41. Arashi, the Sky Asunder 44 %+43.6 %
  42. Roar of Jukai 43 %+43.2 %
  43. Carven Caryatid 43 %+42.6 %
  44. Jugan Defends the Temple 41 %+40.2 %
  45. Thousand-legged Kami 40 %+40.1 %
  46. Path of Ancestry 45 %+38.9 %
  47. Vine Kami 38 %+38.1 %
  48. Patron of the Orochi 39 %+38.0 %
  49. Realmwalker 44 %+37.3 %
  50. Rhonas's Monument 52 %+36.8 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 95 %-1.4 %
  2. Kodama of the South Tree 93 %+92.6 %
  3. Loam Dweller 90 %+89.5 %
  4. Elder Pine of Jukai 90 %+89.5 %
  5. Kodama's Reach 88 %+50.6 %
  6. Kodama of the East Tree 85 %+76.8 %
  7. Lifespinner 83 %+82.8 %
  8. Bounteous Kirin 82 %+82.3 %
  9. Iname, Life Aspect 82 %+81.8 %
  10. Briarknit Kami 80 %+79.7 %
  11. Petalmane Baku 80 %+79.7 %
  12. Forked-Branch Garami 79 %+78.7 %
  13. Kodama of the North Tree 78 %+78.1 %
  14. Sekki, Seasons' Guide 78 %+78.1 %
  15. Kura, the Boundless Sky 77 %+74.7 %
  16. Myojin of Life's Web 75 %+74.1 %
  17. Jugan, the Rising Star 74 %+73.2 %
  18. Harbinger of Spring 72 %+72.0 %
  19. Kami of Whispered Hopes 71 %+64.1 %
  20. Wear Away 71 %+70.3 %
  21. Kodama of the West Tree 70 %+63.0 %
  22. Sol Ring 68 %-2.9 %
  23. Myojin of Towering Might 68 %+66.9 %
  24. Primordial Sage 65 %+61.8 %
  25. Long-Forgotten Gohei 64 %+64.3 %
  26. One with the Kami 64 %+63.5 %
  27. Unchecked Growth 62 %+62.2 %
  28. Traproot Kami 62 %+62.0 %
  29. Promised Kannushi 62 %+62.2 %
  30. Haru-Onna 62 %+61.7 %
  31. Kodama's Might 61 %+61.1 %
  32. Willow Geist 60 %+59.9 %
  33. Emerald Medallion 60 %+16.0 %
  34. Rending Vines 60 %+59.5 %
  35. Body of Jukai 59 %+59.2 %
  36. Rampant Growth 57 %+14.5 %
  37. Thundering Mightmare 55 %+54.5 %
  38. Permeating Mass 55 %+54.9 %
  39. Cultivate 54 %+2.8 %
  40. Spinner of Souls 54 %+51.9 %
  41. Hana Kami 54 %+53.5 %
  42. Nature's Lore 53 %+14.0 %
  43. Baku Altar 52 %+52.0 %
  44. Rhonas's Monument 52 %+36.8 %
  45. Mosswort Bridge 51 %+23.2 %
  46. Beast Within 51 %-6.6 %
  47. Invoke the Ancients 51 %+50.3 %
  48. Strength of Cedars 50 %+49.8 %
  49. Garruk's Uprising 50 %+10.4 %
  50. Joyous Respite 48 %+48.3 %

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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