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Kodama of the East Tree

Legendary Creature — Spirit · from $3.81

Reach Whenever another permanent you control enters, if it wasn't put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

58 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
16	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
17	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
18	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
19	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
20	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
21	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
22	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
23	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
24	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
25	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
26	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
27	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
28	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
29	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
30	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
31	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
32	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
33	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
34	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
35	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
36	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
43	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
50	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
51	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
55	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
56	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
57	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
58	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
59	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
60	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
61	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
62	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
63	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
64	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
65	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
66	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
67	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
68	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
69	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
70	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
71	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
72	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
73	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
74	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
75	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
76	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
77	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
78	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
79	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
80	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
81	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
82	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
83	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
84	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40
85	Crop Rotation	Instant	1	$3.60
86	Fyndhorn Elves	Creature	1	$0.96
87	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
88	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
89	The Great Henge	Artifact	9	$63.38
90	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
91	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
92	Explore	Sorcery	2	$0.15
93	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
94	Scute Swarm	Creature	3	$8.51
95	Rishkar's Expertise	Sorcery	6	$1.72
96	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
97	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
98	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
99	Harrow	Instant	3	$0.33
100	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28

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Most played with Kodama of the East Tree

The 25 most-played cards in 83 settled top-16 lists running Kodama of the East Tree (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 83 of 83	23
2	Boseiju, Who Endures	100% · 83 of 83	23
3	Chrome Mox	100% · 83 of 83	23
4	Birds of Paradise	99% · 82 of 83	22
5	Gaea's Cradle	99% · 82 of 83	22
6	Gemstone Caverns	99% · 82 of 83	23
7	Delighted Halfling	98% · 81 of 83	22
8	Misty Rainforest	98% · 81 of 83	23
9	Sol Ring	98% · 81 of 83	23
10	Lotus Petal	96% · 80 of 83	22
11	Mox Diamond	96% · 80 of 83	22
12	Crop Rotation	95% · 79 of 83	22
13	Endurance	94% · 78 of 83	20
14	Windswept Heath	94% · 78 of 83	21
15	Verdant Catacombs	93% · 77 of 83	21
16	Wooded Foothills	92% · 76 of 83	21
17	Formidable Speaker	90% · 75 of 83	22
18	Nature's Rhythm	90% · 75 of 83	22
19	Chord of Calling	88% · 73 of 83	19
20	Command Tower	88% · 73 of 83	22
21	Elvish Spirit Guide	88% · 73 of 83	23
22	Finale of Devastation	88% · 73 of 83	20
23	Flooded Strand	88% · 73 of 83	17
24	Shifting Woodland	86% · 71 of 83	20
25	Badgermole Cub	84% · 70 of 83	19

Combos with Kodama of the East Tree

The 10 most popular of 399 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite Food tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens
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Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature ETB
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Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Rampaging Baloths
Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers
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Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite Food tokens
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Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Tireless Tracker
Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite Clue tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Springheart Nantuko
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Rampaging Baloths
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Field of the Dead + Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Guildless Commons + Kodama of the East Tree + Zendikar's Roil
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite landfall triggers
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 90 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

11th of 21 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series - p6 on Topdeck.ggOct 6, 2026 · 1–2–0 · with Dargo, the Shipwrecker · by Max Nürnberger
1st of 32 — WBAC - October Qualifier + Win a Dual on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–0–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Jay Silvester
6th of 21 — End of Summer CEDH! on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · with Silas Renn, Seeker Adept · by Mike Phan
9th of 16 — VG+ Cedh Melee LXXXII Single Elimination on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 0–1–0 · with Tymna the Weaver · by William Zheng
14th of 30 — Commander - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker · by Cas Londero
10th of 59 — Commander Showdown XXXXV: Fall is Hot! on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–4–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Florian Seyfert
8th of 156 — cEDH UK Open - Benfest III on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 3–3–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Jay Silvester
13th of 16 — VG+ Cedh Melee LXXVIII Single Elimination on Topdeck.ggSep 3, 2026 · 0–1–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by William Zheng

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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