Selvala's Beast Tribal

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (35)

• 1x Bellowing Tanglewurm
• 1x Berserk Murlodont
• 1x Chancellor of the Tangle
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Fangren Firstborn
• 1x Feral Throwback
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Garruk's Horde
• 1x Garruk's Packleader
• 1x Grave Sifter
• 1x Indrik Stomphowler
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Krosan Drover
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Krosan Warchief
• 1x Leatherback Baloth
• 1x Mold Shambler
• 1x Molder Slug
• 1x Mwonvuli Beast Tracker
• 1x Nessian Game Warden
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Ravenous Baloth
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shaman of Forgotten Ways
• 1x Siege Behemoth
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Soul of Zendikar
• 1x Spearbreaker Behemoth
• 1x Terra Stomper
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Totem Speaker
• 1x Wirewood Savage
• 1x Woodland Bellower

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Hurricane
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nature's Way
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Overrun
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Rabid Bite
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Search for Tomorrow
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Wave of Vitriol
• 1x Whirlwind

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x One with Nature
• 1x Wild Pair
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Artifact (3)

• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Strata Scythe

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 28x Forest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Slippery Karst
• 1x Tranquil Thicket

Instant (4)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Momentous Fall

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts

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Creature (12)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Caller of the Pack
• 1x Cloudthresher
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Elvish Aberration
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Kalonian Behemoth
• 1x Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
• 1x Myojin of Life's Web
• 1x Paleoloth
• 1x Plated Crusher
• 1x Silklash Spider

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Bramblecrush
• 1x Hunting Wilds
• 1x Life's Legacy
• 1x Nissa's Renewal
• 1x Nissa's Revelation
• 1x Peregrination
• 1x Prey Upon
• 1x Ranger's Path
• 1x Seek the Horizon
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Kavu Lair

Instant (1)

• 1x Windstorm

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I knew right away I wanted to build around Selvala, Heart of the Wilds and she is thankfully very flexible so I went for beast tribal. My interest in the beast tribe began becasue I started playing around Judgment/Onslaught and therefore opened a lot of Legions and Scourge. I have included a lot of those classics Krosan Drover, Feral Throwback, Krosan Warchief, Wirewood Savage and others along with some new support.

The plan is to use mostly creatureless ramp and then to start beastin'. The deck is currently very light on removal, we're just hoping to Overrun and smash in faces.

The deck should be decently positioned to take advantage of the card draw clause on Selvala, Heart of the Wilds along with her mana generation. As soon as anything big comes down for us, Selvala's mana generation starts exploding very quickly.

I tried to pack as much card advantage and utility into the creature base as possible. I tried to focus more on noncreature ramp because it seems that mana dorks are usually more vulnerable than just ramping for lands directly. Not only that, but over the course of the game our deck-thinning should help keep the beasts/beats flowing.

The mana curve is a bit higher than I'd like, because I stayed away from the little mana dorks. I'd like to good odds of having a high-power creature in my opening hand to boost Selvala's mana generation. From the initial goldfishing I've done, as long as I can get about 4 lands in play relatively soon things seem to work out alright. That is of course contingent upon both Selvala and a large creature remaining alive, but even if you get disrupted, eventually your land-searching mana ramp will get you going.

I own about half of these cards already and am trying to decide if I want to purchase the rest. It's a bit of a departure from my typical EDH style, so I might go for it to add some variety.

Let me know what you think!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.32
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, Emblem Garruk, Caller of Beasts
Folders	Interesting Decks, other peoples decks