Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

Enchantment Creature — Nymph

You may play an additional land on each of your turns.

Lands you control have are every basic land types in addition to their other types.

Combos

• Courser of Kruphix + Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Emeria, the Sky Ruin
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• Cabal Stronghold + Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• Amulet of Vigor + Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Springheart Nantuko

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	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
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
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

TheoryCrafter on Beta Brackets Update Today

3 weeks ago

Personally, if we're going to have a whole bracket system, we may as well just unban everything that isn't an ante, conspiracy or is racist and set a minimum bracket for specific cards. Such as all cards currently banned means you can only play it in Bracket five while a card like Teferi's ProtectionGC can only be played in perhaps(?) no lower than bracket 3.

With that said I don't think there was a bad call the whole announcement. I know Y'all aren't happy about Coalition Victory. However, it's a spell with a mana cost of 8 and every color except Green has at least one counter spell with a mana value of 2 or less that can handle it. Not to mention the countless spells that cost one black mana to force a discard and there's cards like Naturalize to destroy Dryad of the Ilysian Grove or Leyline of the Guildpact(which some players won't be able to afford purchasing, anyways) as soon as Coalition Victory is cast.

While I don't ever see myself building a deck around Braids, Cabal Minion I can definitely see someday putting her in the Juri, Master of the Revue Deck I am currently building.

Because Sway of the Stars is now unbanned, it's not that difficult to win a game of Commander with Battle of Wits in it. One just needs to activate Spawnsire of Ulamog's 2nd activated ability to put a lotta Eldrazi on the battlefield, target Battle of Wits with Oblivion Ring or Detention Sphere, then cast Sway of the Stars for the win. Provided you can find a playgroup willing to tolerate a wish board of 103 or more cards.

May you draw well.

kamarupa on Domain Zoo

2 months ago

Sometimes I just don't remember things correctly. I think I was confusing Joiner Adept with Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

DemonDragonJ on All Creatures Great and Small

3 months ago

I have replaced Chromatic Lantern, Commander's Sphere, and Decanter of Endless Water with Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, Enduring Vitality, and Faeburrow Elder, because, as great as those artifacts are, this deck has a strong focus on creatures, so I believe that those creatures shall better suit the theme of this deck.

Now, I need to decide whether or not I shall replace Arcane Signet and Thought Vessel with Steward of Valeron and Zhur-Taa Druid?

DemonDragonJ on Chromatic Lantern or Joiner Adept?

4 months ago

TheOfficialCreator, in that case, I shall definitely choose Dryad of the Ilysian Grove for my decks that have a strong emphasis on creatures, but may I ask why you believe that Cryptolith Rite is superior to Joiner Adept? Is it because creatures are generally easier to destroy than are enchantments, or do you have another reason for believing that?

plakjekaas, I have copies of Swords to Plowshares in the majority of decks that I have that contain the color white, and I made a mistake in my previous post; I completely forgot that Cryptolith Rite and Joiner Adept grant their benefits to two different types of permanents, so I am very sorry for making that mistake.

DemonDragonJ on Chromatic Lantern or Joiner Adept?

4 months ago

plakjekaas, the only reason that I would choose Cryptolith Rite over Joiner Adept is if I were building a deck with a focus on enchantments or other non-creature spells, and I agree with both you and griffstick that Dryad of the Ilysian Grove is the best card of this group, so I likely shall choose that card, instead.

griffstick on Chromatic Lantern or Joiner Adept?

4 months ago

Without a question Dryad of the Ilysian Grove is the best option.

plakjekaas on Chromatic Lantern or Joiner Adept?

4 months ago

I'd say with a strong focus on creatures, Cryptolith Rite would give you extra mana on top of fixing, instead of just the fixing part. Dryad of the Ilysian Grove gives you the additional land drop on top of the fixing. Both would probably be better than Joiner Adept, unless you specifically need creatures with mana value 2 or less for your creature focus. Or if you need it to be an elf, of course. But it's unlikely you really need the fixing if you need elves, and there's still better cards to play in this slot.

DemonDragonJ on Chromatic Lantern or Joiner Adept?

4 months ago

I have a copy of Chromatic Lantern in every one of my EDH decks, but several of my EDH decks have a strong emphasis on creatures, so I am wondering if I should replace the lantern with Joiner Adept, since that creature has the same ability as the lantern. The adept is only a 2/1 creature, but I imagine that most players shall not bother to destroy such an innocuous creature, so what does everyone else say, about that? Should I replace Chromatic Lantern with Joiner Adept? What about Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, instead? Would that creature be a suitable replacement for Chromatic Lantern, instead?