---
name: "Force of Nature"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "4BB"
set_name: "Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border"
collector_number: "245"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "e3c4c27d-f263-4c69-a4fe-2928136ff68b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/force-of-nature-4bb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Force of Nature
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 8 damage to you unless you pay {G}{G}{G}{G}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Force of Savagery](/printing/force-of-savagery-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Brambleweft Behemoth](/printing/brambleweft-behemoth-hou.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Rushwood Elemental](/printing/rushwood-elemental-mmq.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Spectral Force](/printing/spectral-force-plst.md) — Creature — Elemental Spirit
5. [Terra Stomper](/printing/terra-stomper-zen.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Gargantuan Gorilla](/printing/gargantuan-gorilla-me1.md) — Creature — Ape

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #245
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 51 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`