commander-selvala

Commander / EDH Mono-Green

scottnonnenberg

Ramp (14)

• 1x Dawntreader Elk
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Extraplanar Lens
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Shefet Monitor
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Wood Elves

Single-target Removal (8)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Force of Vigor
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Creature Tutors (3)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Boardwipes (2)

• 1x Apex Altisaur
• 1x Steel Hellkite

Trickiness (2)

• 1x Vedalken Orrery
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald

Selvala Combo (11)

• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Concordant Crossroads
• 1x Helix Pinnacle
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Nylea, God of the Hunt
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Mana
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Sword of the Paruns
• 1x Umbral Mantle

Land (36)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 28x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Winding Canyons
• 1x Wirewood Lodge

Big Power (6)

• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Gigantosaurus
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Nessian Boar
• 1x Steel Leaf Champion
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth

Recursion (1)

• 1x Eternal Witness

Commander (1)

Card Draw (10)

• 1x Battle Mammoth
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x The Great Henge

Protection (6)

• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Veil of Summer

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Key ideas:

• Tagline: Big mana and huge creatures (the soul of green)
• Selvala, Heart of the Wilds allows you to generate huge mana if you have big creatures on the board. Big synergy with creatures that grow, like Omnath, Locus of Mana, Chameleon Colossus, and Primordial Hydra.
• We want really big power with minimal cost: a few 3-mana 5-power creatures (Wayward Swordtooth, Rhonas the Indomitable, and Steel Leaf Champion), two five-mana 10-power creatures (Gigantosaurus and Nessian Boar) and of course the 12-power Ghalta, Primal Hunger which can be as low as 2 mana!
• We can make infinite mana if we can repeatedly tap Selvala for lots of mana, we've got three pieces of equipment which will untap her: Umbral Mantle, Staff of Domination, Sword of the Paruns.
• A few ways to give our creatures and spells flash: Vedalken Orrery, Yeva, Nature's Herald, and Winding Canyons.
• Lots of creatures (34 in the 99) and three tutors to get the ones we need (Worldly Tutor, Green Sun's Zenith, and Finale of Devastation). Some have interesting effects: a near-boardwipe (Apex Altisaur), drawing cards (Elder Gargaroth), ramping (Ulvenwald Hydra and Wood Elves), destroying artifacts/enchantments (Reclamation Sage and Kogla, the Titan Ape), protecting our creatures (Soul of New Phyrexia), making tokens (Hydra Broodmaster), pumping up our other creatures (God-Eternal Rhonas), or giving our creatures flash (Yeva, Nature's Herald).
• Two cards to bring creatures and more back from the graveyard: Eternal Witness and Finale of Devastation.
• A few ways to translate our creature power into cards: Greater Good, Return of the Wildspeaker, and Rishkar's Expertise.
• Some help from colorless spells in our removal categories, not really a strength of green: Duplicant, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, and Steel Hellkite.
• Combo: Selvala, Heart of the Wilds/Karametra's Acolyte + Umbral Mantle/Staff of Domination/Sword of the Paruns = infinite mana!
• Combo: Helix Pinnacle + 100 mana = win!
• Combo: Rhonas the Indomitable/Nylea, God of the Hunt/Finale of Devastation + lots of mana = attack for the win!
• Combo: Hydra Broodmaster + Concordant Crossroads + lots of mana = a whole lot of tokens, attacking immediately!

Inspired by:

• Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtqB-894lI
• Deck https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/20-08-16-DRS-selvala/

Date added	5 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 21 - 0 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.94
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Hydra */* G