Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Legendary Land

Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.

Discussion (15)

HyrdaDOOM666 on - Beledros -

1 day ago

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth - Life and Limb - Shrivel - Vampiric Tutor - Demonic Tutor - Sanguine Bond - Exquisite Blood

Metroid_Hybrid on Getting back into Legacy

1 day ago

I used to play -Eldrazi Stompy in Legacy 3-5 years ago, before switching to EDH due the LGS where I had moved to having a large EDH community (pre-lockdowns). However, I'm currently in a position where I might be able to play some Legacy events in the near-future, and I want to update my deck accordingly. But I think it's worth briefly noting the developmental-chain that led to the current decklist that I own..

Ironically enough, this deck was originally based on a "budget" Vintage list from The Mana Source (watch it to have a chuckle over how much less the Reserve List cards used to be). My original list was extremely close to this, except invert the 1:4 ratio of Chalice of the Void / Null Rod , and I (originally) ran Simian Spirit Guide ..

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Out of the entire decklist, it is the Manabase that has fluctuated the most. For starters, I immediately cut Ghost Quarter after the deck's "maiden journey" due to most decks in Legacy run enough basic lands to render GQ's utility virtually worthless.

This led to me experimenting with running 2-4x Mishra's Factory for about a year before eventually cutting them altogether.

During this time I also experimented with running 2-4x Eye of Ugin & Simian Spirit Guide , and 3x of both ultimately feels like the right amount.

I also bought my copies of City of Traitors one at a time over the course of several months, and it felt right once I got to 3..

Untested/current considerations

Near the end of the period when I was playing this semi-regularly, I noticed that some games would be lost due to simple chump-blockers, so I decided to throw in a copy of Rogue's Passage . But this was immediately before competitive Legacy events dried up out of nowhere, and therefore haven't had the chance to live test any changes since...

Also the lack of basic lands made times when I would come across things like Path to Exile , Ghost Quarter , & Blood Moon especially awkward, so I threw in a basic Wastes for good measure..

Something else that I had noticed was that more & more lists were using Walking Ballista , which intrigued me because the deck needs more Removal, and I'm almost never happy to draw Dismember either. So I replaced 2x Endless One s with WB's..

Karakas seemed to also be in almost every competitive-level list ever, so I eventually decided to get one myself.

New considerations

I think the most important consideration is Karn, the Great Creator . Not only is it a Restricted in Vintage power-level lock-piece, but turning the Sideboard into a toolbox is huge. Unfortunately, no two decklists seem to agree at all on what said toolbox should contain. Therefore I am at a loss.

The other, far more recent card that has found it's way onto my radar is Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth . This land generally serves the exact same purpose as Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth , with the exception of the possibility of a pain-free Dismember , but can otherwise be paired with Elvish Spirit Guide & Cavern of Souls to spawn a -variant sometime in the near-future..

Good/Bad Match-ups

All forms of Delver & Miracles have always been an easy win. I usually don't even bother to Sideboard..

Burn & various Storm decks ultimately come down to if I can drop an early lock-piece or not.

The kind of decks that I've had the biggest problem with are Stoneforge Mystic decks and BUG variants, particularly Shardless Sultai. Generally because a lack of removal spells, and Dismember isn't always enough take out a Tarmogoyf ..

(But I also think it's worth mentioning that this was all when Deathrite Shaman was still legal)

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DBCooper on Chulane EDH

2 days ago

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth would definitely be a good add!

Noble Hierarch would definitely have a home here too.

1empyrean on What to Do with Yavimaya, …

3 days ago

I was thinking last night of a Nemata, Grove Guardian deck with:

• Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

• Life and Limb for saprolings because of the commander's ability to pump each players' saprolings.

• Lumbering Satyr and Angel's Trumpet to encourage combat.

• Watchdog , Crawlspace , and Elephant Grass to defend yourself.

• Juntu Stakes and a saproling lord like Tendershoot Dryad

I really don't know if I want to build it with all the other decks im working on, though. If anyone wants to run with the idea, have at it.

Metroid_Hybrid on What to Do with Yavimaya, …

4 days ago

On a more serious note, Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth can largely take the place of Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in my Legacy Eldrazi deck..

On one hand, it renders Dismember even worse, but it also pairs nicely with Elvish Spirit Guide in opening new Mainboard possibilities..

All of which intrigues me because I was actually considering dusting off & updating my old Eldrazi deck :)

1empyrean on What to Do with Yavimaya, …

4 days ago

How about this?

Life and Limb , Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth , and Juntu Stakes .

PuddinWing on Edric the Turn of Dorks Cedh

4 days ago

Also, have you considered swapping a Forest out for Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth ? It has great synergy with Eladamri, Lord of Leaves .

1empyrean on What to Do with Yavimaya, …

4 days ago

Tourach's Chant , Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth , and Kormus Bell in a Mikaeus, the Unhallowed deck. What you do with it is up to you.

Life and Limb stuff.