As many MTG players hoped, Lorwyn Eclipsed felt like a true blast from the past. Not only were the art and tongue-in-cheek flavor on point, but the mechanics also harkened back to the original block. Vivid and Blight, for instance, remixed classic Lorwyn block mechanics with a modern twist. On top of these, strong typal themes and Kindred cards all returned in Lorwyn Eclipsed.
Since the set’s spoiler season started, these typal themes have been causing significant movements in the MTG markets. With Elementals, Elves, Faeries, and Kithkin getting powerful new Commanders, tons of support pieces have been on the up and up. Even some Treefolk have been slowly spiking thanks to one of Lorwyn Eclipsed’s more unique new legends.
MTG Treebeard, Gracious Host
Like many modern Magic: The Gathering cards, Treebeard, Gracious Host is a remarkably cheap self-contained value engine. Offering protection, a scaling engine, and a way to jumpstart that engine, Treebeard does it all. Even without any other support, Treebeard can turn himself into a 6/11, making him a surprisingly respectable threat.
While Treebeard is already strong on his own, this card naturally gets a lot better alongside lifegain synergies. The original home for Treebeard, Gracious Host, the Food and Fellowship precon, provided a lot of these through Food tokens. Since every Food you crack gives you three +1/+1 Counters with Treebeard in play, he can easily buff your board rather quickly.
Outside of its home precon, Treebeard, Gracious Host sees play within a lot of Food-focused MTG Commander decks. While it does work just as well in a regular lifegain-focused deck, double-dipping on Food synergies is a powerful extra upside. More recently, however, Treebeard has been seeing steady play in a completely different archetype altogether.
Thanks to their stats, Treebeard, Gracious Host has become a fairly popular inclusion within Doran, Besieged by Time shells. Leaning into this Commander’s Toughness-Matters game plan, Treebeard is capable of packing an even bigger punch. Better yet, since this archetype runs quite a few Treefolk, Treebeard can easily spread its buffs as needed.
Due to this synergy, Treebeard, Gracious Host has recently seen a significant boost in its play rate. According to EDHREC, over 2,100 Doran decks are running Treebeard so far, which has put a significant dent in market supply. That said, Treebeard was hardly unheard of before now, as it’s played in over 35,000 decks total, according to EDHREC.
The Spike
Despite being a popular choice for Food-based Commander decks, Treebeard, Gracious Host has long been a budget MTG card. Prior to the release of Lorwyn Eclipsed, you could easily pick up a copy of this Treefolk for just $0.57. While prices have fluctuated here and there, past Toughness Matters cards haven’t significantly managed to move the needle.
While Felothar the Steadfast didn’t cause a price spike back in 2025, sales of Treebeard have been strong in 2026. Since the year began, over 500 near-mint non-foil copies of Treebeard, Gracious Host have been sold. Even though Treebeard was fairly well played beforehand, this recent uptick in demand has still managed to push prices up.
Currently, a near-mint non-foil copy of Treebeard, Gracious Host will set you back at least $6.08. While the market price is slightly higher, at $7.01, this has been pushed up thanks to outlier sales at $13.98. Unfortunately, while copies are available for less than the market price, there aren’t any deep discounts to be found.
With worse-condition copies having been bought out already, $6 is the least you can expect to pay for a copy of Treebeard. Even looking at the card’s other printings doesn’t yield any budget options, as extended art copies now start at $7. The showcase scrolls variant, meanwhile, now starts at $10, and that’s for a moderately played foil example.
Ups and Downs
Thankfully, while Treebeard, Gracious Host is fairly expensive at the moment, it’s unlikely to stay that way forever. This Treefolk has spiked twice in the past, reaching a peak price of $6.40, following Wilds of Eldraine’s release. After one month, Treebeard started to fall from this price point, reaching $1 before Bloomburrow caused another spike.
This time around, Treebeard, Gracious Host only reached $3.50 before falling off, eventually reaching the $0.40 lows we’ve seen recently. While this price history is good news for anyone looking for a cheaper copy, there’s no guarantee this latest spike will follow the same trajectory.
Given that supply has naturally dwindled over time, this fresh spike could easily last longer than before. Alternatively, since we’re getting so many MTG sets in 2026, players may move on faster, causing the price to crash. Moving on from Treebeard quickly, however, could be a mistake, given how much potential he has in Commander.
As a capable threat and powerful engine within lifegain decks, there are plenty of places to play Treebeard, Gracious Host. This card even makes for a fairly compelling Commander on its own, even if it’s not the best-in-slot option. Ultimately, whether or not this potential will be realized going forward remains to be seen, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
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