Genju of the Cedars

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Block Constructed Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Genju of the Cedars

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant Forest

: Enchanted Forest becomes a 4/4 green Spirit creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

When enchanted Forest is put into a graveyard, you may return Genju of the Cedars from your graveyard to your hand.

Mave on Genju of the Cedars + …

2 months ago

I think a friend once claimed Genju of the Cedars grants trample and it was a repeated error. The first player I encountered that played Victimize skipped the part of the creatures entering tapped and that spilled over into my whoe playgroup. I only learnd that after a new player entered said group and read the card.

Thank you for explaining the interaction. And sorry for the confusion.

Gidgetimer on Genju of the Cedars + …

2 months ago

Third Gatherer ruling on Yedora, Grave Gardener reads "If one of these Forests is turned face up, the effect making it a Forest land will expire. The face-up permanent will again have its printed name, type line, mana cost, abilities, and so on."

This ruling stems from the fact that Yedora only specifies the characteristics of the card as it exists in the face-down state. If it is turned face-up the printed characteristics take over. This means that unless the front face is a forest Genju of the Cedars will be put into the graveyard for enchanting an illegal permanent.

Since the permanent never left the battlefield and Genju's type changing ability lasts until EoT; it will still be a 4/4 spirit (not sure where the trample was coming from in your question, so can't confirm if it still applies). It will still be the original creature though and Genju's effect just changes type, color, and and sets P/T. So all other characteristics, including abilities, are based on the printed card. In your Akki Underminer example it still has the combat damage trigger.

Mave on Genju of the Cedars + …

2 months ago

Sorry I often forgett how to use the syntax to create card links so it is hard if I don't have the text field buttons. I know that there is a combo with Yedora, Grave Gardener and Genju of the Cedars where you basicly activate the effect of the Genju on any Face down card that is a forest to turn it into a 4/4 creature sacrifice it and the creature returns as a face down forest again while Genju is returned to your hand. There are also combos where a Morph creature can be turned face up after Yedora, Grave Gardener returned it to the battlefield as a face down forest and then sacrificed to return as a face down forest again. The issue for me is that I don't know how much the effect of the Genju affects the face down card.

wallisface on Genju of the Cedars + …

2 months ago

Posting the card links here to help whoever answers this.

Genju of the Cedars

Yedora, Grave Gardener

Kaust, Eyes of the Glade

Ixidor, Reality Sculptor

The “it’s a forest land” text makes me skeptical that turning the card face-up will change anything, but i’m not confident enough to say either-way.

Naksu on [PRIMER] See my lands? See them double?

4 years ago

This is mighty nice! I also do highly recommend some utility lands, since you're running so few spells. Also for one turn wins, you should try the Scapeshift + Crucible of Worlds combo, with all their addons (Ramunap Excavator, Life from the Loam, Splendid Reclamation <- explodes your landfall triggers after Scapeshift)!

Also some cards that work really well with this sort of approach:

Ninokun on Battalion of Centaurs (Part I: The first clash)

4 years ago

seshiro_of_the_orochi I was afraid of going lower in creatures because I have lots of auras, but so far it is doing good. Of course, not a good thing if they kill my only creature on the field, maybe I will add an extra Genju of the Cedars to have some blocking until centaurs rampage onto the battlefield.

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