Art by Tuan Duong Chu
Commander deckG
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Ramp quickly with landfall synergies and tutor potent Elves and Elementals, utilizing combos like Ashaya and Quirion Ranger to generate infinite landfall triggers and mana to overwhelm opponents.
Asked for“Around $130 or less. Commander 1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist Deck 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 1 Quirion Ranger 1 Sol Ring”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 60 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Nissa, Resurgent Animist
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Scout
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
Landfall on demand and creature ramp
Wood Elves
2GCreature — Elf Scout
Elf creature that tutors an untapped Forest for landfall
Farhaven Elf
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Elf creature that enters and triggers landfall
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Elf that draws cards on every creature cast
Guardian Project
3GEnchantment
Consistent card advantage from nontoken creature entries
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws cards equal to largest creature and provides a free cast
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable indestructible draw engine on combat damage
Garruk's Packleader
4GCreature — Beast
Draws whenever large creatures or Elementals enter
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
Cantripping commander-neutralizing aura
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
Flexible permanent answer that turns targets into lands
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
Elf that destroys artifacts or enchantments on entry
Acidic Slime
3GGCreature — Ooze
Versatile deathtouch creature that destroys problematic permanents
Lignify
1GKindred Enchantment — Treefolk Aura
Shuts down opposing commanders effectively
Threats/Wincons
20
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Turns all nontoken creatures into Forests, triggering landfall on creature entry
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Creates plant army that rapidly grows with landfall
Rampaging Baloths
4GGCreature — Beast
Produces 4/4 Beast tokens with every land played
Cultivator Colossus
4GGGCreature — Plant Beast
Huge Elemental threat that chains land drops and card draws
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
4GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Avatar
Recurring Elemental threat scaling with lands
Ulvenwald Hydra
4GGCreature — Hydra
Tutors any land and scales in power with land count
Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps
6G // 2GCreature — Giant // Sorcery — Adventure
Early ramp adventure and massive late-game beater
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Elemental synergy that creates 5/3 Elementals
Tireless Provisioner
2GCreature — Elf Scout
Elf Scout providing Treasures or Food on landfall
Tireless Tracker
2GCreature — Human Scout
Creates Clues on landfall and grows into a large threat
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
Massive Badger generator scaling with lands
Overwhelming Stampede
3GGSorcery
Overrun effect scaling with your biggest creature
Phyrexian Hydra
3GGCreature — Phyrexian Hydra
Presents an immediate lethal infect threat
Yeva, Nature's Herald
2GGLegendary Creature — Elf Shaman
Elf providing instant-speed creature deployment
Elvish Archdruid
1GGCreature — Elf Druid
Lords your Elves and taps for massive mana
Marwyn, the Nurturer
2GLegendary Creature — Elf Druid
Grows with each Elf and produces explosive mana
Utility
8
Quirion Ranger
GCreature — Elf Ranger
Bounces Forests to untap creatures, creating infinite loops with Ashaya
Scryb Ranger
1GCreature — Faerie Ranger
Secondary bounce engine that resets lands and untaps creatures
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip protection and haste enabler
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects your entire board from sweepers and removal
Concordant Crossroads
GWorld Enchantment
Gives haste to close games out instantly
