---
name: "Old Man Willow"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Treefolk"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "217"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Miklós Ligeti"
oracle_id: "96c96842-42c2-4aa3-95e2-6186d4ab5693"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/old-man-willow-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Old Man Willow
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Treefolk
- **Power/Toughness:** */*

## Oracle Text
Old Man Willow's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Whenever Old Man Willow attacks, you may sacrifice another creature or a token. When you do, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yavimaya Ancients](/printing/yavimaya-ancients-me2.md) — Creature — Treefolk
2. [Treefolk Seedlings](/printing/treefolk-seedlings-usg.md) — Creature — Treefolk
3. [Wormwood Treefolk](/printing/wormwood-treefolk-drk.md) — Creature — Treefolk
4. [Ancient Lumberknot](/printing/ancient-lumberknot-vow.md) — Creature — Treefolk
5. [Ashaya, Soul of the Wild](/printing/ashaya-soul-of-the-wild-dsc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental
6. [Battlewand Oak](/printing/battlewand-oak-plst.md) — Creature — Treefolk Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #217
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Miklós Ligeti
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`