Kodama's Reach — Magic: The Gathering card

Kodama's Reach

{2}{G}
Sorcery — Arcane

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

*"The land grows only where the kami will it."

—Dosan the Falling Leaf*

Set Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
Rarity Common
Mana Value 3
Artist John Avon
Collector # 261

Why Play Kodama's Reach

Ramp spells that fix mana while accelerating your gameplan are essential in multicolor decks, and Kodama's Reach excels at both tasks. The card provides immediate battlefield presence with a tapped land while ensuring you hit your next land drop, effectively jumping from three to five mana over two turns. Green-based midrange and ramp strategies value this consistency, especially when building toward expensive threats or planeswalkers that demand both speed and color requirements.

Format Notes

Commander represents Kodama's Reach at its strongest, where the multiplayer format rewards consistent mana development and the card's affordable price makes it accessible for budget builds. In Pauper, it serves as premium ramp for Tron decks and other big-mana strategies that need to hit specific mana thresholds quickly. The card sees occasional Modern play in fringe ramp decks but faces stiff competition from more efficient options like Farseek and Nature's Lore.

Combos & Synergies

Landfall triggers from cards like Lotus Cobra and Scute Swarm benefit from both the immediate land drop and the guaranteed follow-up, creating explosive turns of value generation. Splice onto Arcane mechanics allow you to repeatedly attach spells like Desperate Ritual to Kodama's Reach, though this interaction sees limited competitive play. The card pairs naturally with other ramp spells like Cultivate and Explosive Vegetation in decks focused on overwhelming opponents with expensive threats.
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