Oath of Druids

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Oath of Druids: Enchantment, Commander 2016. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2016 (C16)
Released
2016-11-11
Collector number
159
Artist
Daren Bader
Commander rank
13,633 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Oath of Druids

Oath of Druids is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green enchantment from Commander 2016 (C16), a Commander product released in November 2016. It is collector number 159 in that set, with art by Daren Bader. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It is banned in Legacy and Duel Commander. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Exodus (1998) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player who controls more creatures than they do and is their opponent. The first player may reveal cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. If the first player does, that player puts that card onto the battlefield and all other cards revealed this way into their graveyard.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.56 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Oath of Druids by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyBanned
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderBanned
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal

Other printings of Oath of Druids

Oath of Druids has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #212Mythic2024
Tempest Remastered (TPR) #184Mythic2015
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36092Rare2014
Vintage Masters (VMA) #223Mythic2014
Judge Gift Cards 2001 (G01) #2Rare2001
Exodus (EXO) #115Rare1998

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Oath of Druids, newest first.

  • The targeted player controlling more creatures than the current player is a part of the targeting requirement. A player can't be targeted by this ability unless it's true, and the ability doesn't resolve if it's no longer true at that time.
  • The ability can only target an opponent of the current player.

Similar cards

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