Dryad Militant

Creature — Dryad Soldier

({GW} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.)

If an instant or sorcery would be put in a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Standard Brawl	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

lachrymal on Infect (Budget, Modern, Mono-Green)

7 months ago

2017 Playtest Notes:

Game 1

Lost 1-2 against Naya Burn. Consider: Witchbane Orb, Leyline of Sanctity, Collected Company, Feed the Clan, Spellskite, Bow of Nylea, Scavenging Ooze, Obstinate Baloth, Dryad Militant

Game 2

Lost 0-2 against Grixis Death's Shadow. Consider: Fog, Invigorate, Hornet Sting, Hurricane, Squall Line, Tormod's Crypt, Ground Seal, Staff of Nin, Collected Company, Autumn's Veil, Feed the Clan, Scavenging Ooze, Obstinate Baloth, Dryad Militant

Game 3

Lost 0-1 against Affinity. Consider:

NonetheWeisser on Wear my foot up on they necks....

1 year ago

Lucatroopa

Grounbreaker is GROUDBREAKING (lol), but really it's a massive threat that ends games as soon as turn 3. I did not pyt much thought into a sideboard, but maybe...

Beast Within, Dryad Militant, more dismember, Reclamation Sage, Blossoming Defense. Things of that nature.

legendofa on

2 years ago

I'm going to nitpick this and say that unless everyone at the table agrees, Dryad Militant, Figure of Destiny, and Lurrus of the Dream-Den can't fit in a mono-{W} commander deck. Still, this is a fun idea!

Darth_Savage on

3 years ago

So straight away I want to mention Dryad Militant Adanto Vanguard Kytheon, Hero of Akros  ^Flip and Sungold Sentinel Ambush Paratrooper and Zephyr Sentinel are not where an aggro deck wants to be... Arguably depending on what your creature makup looks like Thalia's Lieutenant could also have a home. Settle the Wreckage could well be something you want in your sideboard... A card like Calamity's Wake should really be Rest in Peace and Yotian Tactician should probably be Wedding Announcement  ^Flip

I'd suggest you take some inspiration from https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/pioneer-mono-white-humans#paper

IHATENAMES on

3 years ago

A few notes as a former death and taxes player. (Mono white and was building towards eldrazi taxes.)

Flagstone is useful 1 in 10 games. I think it would be better to play another Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire that is practically a spell when needed.

I'm vaguely interested in the touch of the spirit realm and am wondering how it performs. Could blink a living weapon like Batterskull for a new token if the token dies while being removal when needed. Neat synergies with it.

Your grave hate misses Living End decks. Maybe going 4 silent clearing and 4 of the black leyline in your sideboard will fix that. Also good against Murktide Regent

Citywide Bust I'm not up to date on the meta just what i see on youtube but thus does seem good at a glance. I've quit modern but it kills alot of important cards rolling around. Interesting and good?

Cards I ran that may be worthwhile. But probably not.

Eldrazi Displacer blink too slow atm

Selfless Spirit protection

Path to Exile Removal replaced by solitude I assume.

Leonin Relic-Warder artifact/enchantment hate on a aggressive body

Dryad Militant grave hate idea. Outclassed by current cards.

IHATENAMES on Matt's Deck v2

3 years ago

Thalia's Lieutenant buff and a second champion of the parish

Giant Killer Removal tutorable by Ranger of eos

Dryad Militant aggressive creature prevents some grave shenanigans.

Basri Ket plainswalker does a Launch the Fleet effect

I would highly suggest looking into mono white humans. It's a modern deck that works well and will give you more ideas.

RDWDTR on [Modern] Mono Green Stompy Competitive 2025

4 years ago

Hey thanks a lot for this deck list, I cobbled together a budget version and had a lot of fun/success with it against my friends. Can I ask why you have one copy of Experiment One though? Seems pointless to me, wouldn't something like Dryad Militant be more useful, despite the inferior scaling?

wallisface on T-Rex with a Tank

4 years ago

My main thought looking through this list was that it feels like you’re creating extra steps for yourself - pretty much all your “cheap cmc vehicles” don’t have any additional power over what green can provide normally in creature form, so you’re creating extra work for yourself with no real gain.

• Instead of Funeral Longboat , Smuggler's Copter and Sky Skiff you could just be running Avatar of the Resolute , Kalonian Tusker , Strangleroot Geist , Dryad Militant , Experiment One , or Pelt Collector . These all provide equal power to what you’re running, sometimes for less mana, and actually provide threats by themselves.

• Instead of Cultivator's Caravan you could just be running either Steel Leaf Champion or Leatherback Baloth

• I’ll concede that Esika's Chariot is probably a decent way to get 8 power on board for 4 mana.

Going down a more traditional (and practical) creature route also lets you run Aspect of Hydra instead of Might of the Masses , which can net you free-wins out of nowhere