Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Legendary Land

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

Discussion (48)

RivenEsq on Selvala, Heart of the Storm

1 week ago

Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip -> Ghalta, Primal Hunger

Ravaging Riftwurm -> Druid of Purification

Skullwinder -> Endurance

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard -> Ashaya, Soul of the Wild

Deglamer -> Allosaurus Shepherd

Groundswell -> Regal Force

Might of Old Krosa -> Sylvan Safekeeper

Cloudstone Curio -> Collector Ouphe

Memory Jar -> Return of the Wildspeaker

Paradox Engine -> Shared Summons

Song of the Dryads -> Veil of Summer

Phytoburst -> Finale of Devastation

Primal Command -> Kogla, the Titan Ape

Uncage the Menagerie -> Mox Diamond

Somberwald Stag -> Jeweled Lotus

Lupine Prototype -> Hyrax Tower Scout

Fierce Empath -> Manglehorn

Weird Harvest -> Gaea's Avenger

Reclamation Sage -> Relic Golem

Genesis Wave -> Wandering Archaic  ^Flip

Benefactor's Draught -> Scale Up

Berserk -> Force of Vigor

Greater Good -> Null Rod

Forest -> Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Forest -> Kenrith's Transformation

Forest -> Ancient Tomb

Forest -> Homeward Path

Forest -> Castle Garenbrig

Forest -> Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Forest -> Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Kalavas on Torens 2.0 - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

1 week ago

Wishlist: Serra Ascendant, Recruiter of the Guard, Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Kalavas on Torens 2.0 - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

1 week ago

Wishlist: Recruiter of the Guard, Serra Ascendant, Windswept Heath, Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

unstable_anomaly on Lathril (94%) let’s get 95!

2 weeks ago

Very nice, +1 from me. If I wasn't already running mono green elf ball and attempting a Golgari lands deck I would definitely build around this commander. Feel free to take a look at my own elf deck on my page if you're looking for some more inspiration.

Some suggestions if I may, feel free to take em or leave em: Glimpse of Nature / Guardian Project / Oakhame Adversary / Dark Confidant / Ohran Frostfang / Necropotence / Sylvan Library would all be excellent draw options in a deck like this and hopefully wouldn't slow you down too much. Highly recommend the last two since you'll most likely have the life for it.

Genesis Wave can be very powerful in the right deck. You might have too many instants/ sorceries for this to be viable, but it looks like you'd be able to generate plenty of mana to get some value out of it.

Elvish Champion would help get damage through and would pair nicely with your Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth.

Cover of Darkness would do much the same as Elvish Champion

Stoneforge Masterwork would be a huge pump for Lathril, Blade of the Elves and give you a burst of tokens.

Urza's Saga something that I've been working into almost all my decks since it tutors for fast mana or things like Stoneforge Masterwork / Skullclamp. Could speed up the deck quite a bit.

Not sure how you feel about infinites, but it looks like you're already running some infinite mana combos? For some additional infinite mana combos you could add Staff of Domination / Sword of the Paruns. Again my own elf deck would be a great resource for this since there's close to 100 different infinite mana combos in the deck.

Anyway, hope this helps. Cheers.

GangstaFranksta on Heroes of the Weatherlight

4 weeks ago

I see that you are thinking of adding cards that make your creatures indestructible which is useful for combat and potential board wipe spells, but I have a few suggestions that might have a little more utility. Ajani's Presence is ok, but you have to pay 3 mana for every target after the first. And regardless this wont protect anything from exile or sacrifice. Fight as One is similar but also only targets 2 creatures. Most of the instants in your maybe board do similar things. I think it might be a better idea to protect them from everything that a board wipe could do (sacrifice, deal X damage, destroy, and exile) and simply buff the creatures so you don't have to worry about losing them in fights. Akroma's Will will protect all of your creatures from everything (except for Eldrazi with Annihilator or colorless cards). Eerie Interlude blinks all of your creatures which also would protect them from literally anything. The only downside is that it targets them independently so if they have hexproof this doesn't work. Ghostway does the exact same thing but doesnt target so works around hexproof (and is really cool).Silence is a pretty cool card that completely just shuts down someone's turn. Sigarda, Host of Herons protects from forced sacrifice. Lastly, (and most pricey) Teferi's Protection also protects from literally everything.

I also notice you don't have much in the way of removal. Again, I think we can buff your creatures so that they don't need to worry about losing fights, but sometimes there are specific pesky creatures that you need to deal with. For that I'd recommend Urza's Ruinous Blast and Mangara of Corondor. The Wanderer is also really cool, has removal, and protects you from all noncombat damage like damage from Ruric Thar, the Unbowed for example, which is awesome. Aura Shards is also great in this deck for removing non creature problems.

These are those crowd buffs I've been talking about. You've already got Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite which is great. Day of Destiny is pretty cool and works really well with the theme of the deck. Hunting Grounds is AWESOME for increasing your board presence. Seedborn Muse is good for obvious reasons. God-Eternal Rhonas is also a good 1 turn crowd buff. Windbrisk Raptor and True Conviction aren't bad either. Saryth, the Viper's Fang both makes your creatures 1 touch killers but also protect the ones you aren't swinging with. Avacyn, Angel of Hope is pricey but also incredibly strong for a deck like this.

There are a few Selesnya cards that just absolutely shut down other colors. I might recommend these if you can find room for them: Yasharn, Implacable Earth, Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker is awesome and discourages people from attacking you, Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger is absolutely brutal and will shut down everyone else's board if not dealt with immediately. Lastly, Linvala, Keeper of Silence will keep a lot at bay.

Real quick, I notice the deck doesn't have much draw. Consider adding something like Beast Whisperer or more expensively Mangara, the Diplomat.

Lastly, I have a few land suggestions. First of all, why not Sol Ring and Command Tower? Sunpetal Grove and Temple of Plenty are good dual land that can help early game get you the right mana. Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper is a really cool land that isn't that useful in most decks but is great for this one; same goes for the less useful but still cool Eiganjo Castle. Emeria, The Sky Ruin is pretty useful later in the game if you have enough planes; not so good early game. Tyrite Sanctum is another unique land made just for legendary creatures. Hall of the Bandit Lord is expensive but good in almost any creature based deck. Hall of Heliod's Generosity can help you get back your enchantments; I don't think you had anything else to do that. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth is a no brainer is basically any green/other color deck now. If you find yourself about to lose a creature just use Miren, the Moaning Well and sac it instead for some extra life. Kor Haven is a dope old school card with obvious utility. Last and far most expensive Yavimaya Hollow fits really well in this deck is incredibly useful especially for it to be a land (that's OP!) but that price tag hurts.

Hope this helped!

RivenEsq on Atraxa, Countess of Counters

4 weeks ago

Plains -> Karn's Bastion

Opal Palace -> Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Pir, Imaginative Rascal -> Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Carrion Feeder -> Heroic Intervention

Corpsejack Menace -> Replicating Ring

RivenEsq on St. Jenara, the Archangel

4 weeks ago

Tezzeret the Seeker -> Solitude

Wargate -> Skyclave Apparition

Trinket Mage -> Soulherder

Dryad Arbor -> Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Reliquary Tower -> Plains

RivenEsq on Omnath, Mana Baron

4 weeks ago

Courser of Kruphix -> Augur of Autumn

Lotus Cobra -> Heroic Intervention

Terastodon -> Ulvenwald Oddity  ^Flip

Asceticism -> Garruk's Uprising

Dryad Arbor -> Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth