---
name: "Orchard Strider"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Treefolk"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Landcycling", "Food", "Basic landcycling", "Typecycling", "Cycling"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "253"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Tedrick"
oracle_id: "c6906032-e08b-478f-bc71-cb1184f60bad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orchard-strider-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Orchard Strider
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Treefolk
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/4
- **Keywords:** Landcycling, Food, Basic landcycling, Typecycling, Cycling

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create two Food tokens. (They're artifacts with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
Basic landcycling {1}{G} ({1}{G}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Generous Ent](/printing/generous-ent-ltr.md) — Creature — Treefolk
2. [Vinereap Mentor](/printing/vinereap-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Squirrel Druid
3. [Bristlebud Farmer](/printing/bristlebud-farmer-big.md) — Creature — Plant Druid
4. [Gingerbread Cabin](/printing/gingerbread-cabin-c21.md) — Land — Forest
5. [Brandywine Farmer](/printing/brandywine-farmer-ltr.md) — Creature — Halfling Peasant
6. [Tireless Provisioner](/printing/tireless-provisioner-plst.md) — Creature — Elf Scout

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #253
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Tedrick
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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