Iname, Life Aspect
Legendary Creature — Spirit
When Iname dies, you may exile it. If you do, return any number of target Spirit cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Iname rejoices in the dawn of a new life, but soon becomes jealous of the simple joys denied him by his station. So the cycle begins anew.
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- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa (CHK #215)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 6
- Released
- 2004-10-01
- Artist
- Justin Sweet
- EDHREC rank
- #20,477
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Kodama of the South Tree
- Elder Pine of Jukai
- Petalmane Baku
- Loam Dweller
- Kodama of the Center Tree
- Bounteous Kirin
- Myojin of Life's Web
- Lifespinner
- Primordial Sage
- Sekki, Seasons' Guide
- Briarknit Kami
- Kodama of the East Tree
- Kura, the Boundless Sky
- Forked-Branch Garami
- Willow Geist
- Haru-Onna
- Jugan, the Rising Star
- Kodama of the North Tree
- Harbinger of Spring
- Myojin of Towering Might
- Body of Jukai
- Carven Caryatid
- Traproot Kami
- Patron of the Orochi
- Wear Away
- Shinen of Life's Roar
- Rootrunner
- Permeating Mass
- Hana Kami
- Starved Rusalka
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Thousand-legged Kami
- Thundering Mightmare
- Burr Grafter
- Unchecked Growth
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Kodama's Might
- Strangleroot Geist
- Rending Vines
- High Market
- Arashi, the Sky Asunder
- Kodama's Reach
- Spinner of Souls
- Nightsoil Kami
- Promised Kannushi
- Birthing Pod
- Seedborn Muse
- Vine Kami
- Greater Good
- Strength of Cedars
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Forest
- Elder Pine of Jukai
- Kodama of the South Tree
- Petalmane Baku
- Loam Dweller
- Kodama of the Center Tree
- Kodama of the East Tree
- Bounteous Kirin
- Primordial Sage
- Myojin of Life's Web
- Kodama's Reach
- Lifespinner
- Sekki, Seasons' Guide
- Kura, the Boundless Sky
- Briarknit Kami
- Willow Geist
- Forked-Branch Garami
- Jugan, the Rising Star
- Haru-Onna
- Kodama of the North Tree
- Myojin of Towering Might
- Harbinger of Spring
- Body of Jukai
- Carven Caryatid
- Sol Ring
- Traproot Kami
- Patron of the Orochi
- Wear Away
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Shinen of Life's Roar
- Permeating Mass
- Rootrunner
- Reliquary Tower
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Seedborn Muse
- Hana Kami
- Starved Rusalka
- Greater Good
- Cultivate
- Emerald Medallion
- Thundering Mightmare
- Thousand-legged Kami
- Unchecked Growth
- Burr Grafter
- Rampant Growth
- Kodama's Might
- Castle Garenbrig
- Rending Vines
- Strangleroot Geist
- Mosswort Bridge
Format legality
Rulings
- 2004-12-01
The targets of Iname, Life Aspect's ability are chosen when the ability is put onto the stack, but you don't choose whether to exile Iname, Life Aspect until the ability resolves.
- 2004-12-01
You can exile the card even if you choose no targets.
- 2004-12-01
You may target Iname, Life Aspect. However, this doesn't do anything since the card will no longer be in your graveyard when the creature cards are returned to your hand.
- 2021-06-18
If Iname is your commander in a game of Commander, you may choose to put it in the command zone after it dies, but if you do, you won't be able to exile it. If you do exile it, you may put it into the command zone from exile after resolving its ability.