---
name: "Kodama of the South Tree"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "223"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "655ff78d-3e77-4c97-a1e2-bd6a3c65cd77"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kodama-of-the-south-tree-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kodama of the South Tree
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, each other creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

> *"The monks of the South Tree had always reveled beneath their kodama's friendly gaze. During the Kami War, this gaze became fierce and full of hate."
—"Poem of the Five Trees"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kami of the Hunt](/printing/kami-of-the-hunt-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Briarknit Kami](/printing/briarknit-kami-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Kodama of the Center Tree](/printing/kodama-of-the-center-tree-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
4. [Unchecked Growth](/printing/unchecked-growth-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
5. [Kodama of the West Tree](/printing/kodama-of-the-west-tree-pneo.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
6. [Scaled Hulk](/printing/scaled-hulk-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #223
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **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: `legal`