---
name: "Kami of the Tended Garden"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Soulshift"]
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Thomas M. Baxa"
oracle_id: "e2770ebf-24e3-4787-956b-ca01aaa50a6f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kami-of-the-tended-garden-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kami of the Tended Garden
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Soulshift

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {G}.
Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kami of Empty Graves](/printing/kami-of-empty-graves-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Thousand-legged Kami](/printing/thousand-legged-kami-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Nightsoil Kami](/printing/nightsoil-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Forked-Branch Garami](/printing/forked-branch-garami-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Deathknell Kami](/printing/deathknell-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Kami of the Honored Dead](/printing/kami-of-the-honored-dead-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #134
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Thomas M. Baxa
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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