Art by Eric Deschamps
Saved commander deck
Yeva, Nature's Herald
Recur powerful enter-the-battlefield triggers by returning creatures to hand with bounce engines like Roaring Primadox and Temur Sabertooth, then recast them at instant speed with Yeva.
Prompt: i want to build a mono green deck that centeres around cards entering or leaving the battlefield. i wanna incorporate a card like Roaring Primadox to put things back into my hand and replay them
Commander
1 cards
Yeva, Nature's Herald
{2}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Sacrifice for a basic land ramp trigger
Wood Elves
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Scout
ETB puts an untapped Forest directly into play to abuse with bounce
Farhaven Elf
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
ETB ramp creature that can be repeatedly bounced
Springbloom Druid
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
ETB fetches two basic lands on demand
Topiary Stomper
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Plant Dinosaur
ETB searches for a basic land onto the battlefield
The Great Henge
{7}{G}{G}Legendary Artifact
Premier mana acceleration that gains life and draws cards on ETB
Card Draw
12 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws whenever a creature is cast from hand
Guardian Project
{3}{G}Enchantment
Draws whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield
Elemental Bond
{2}{G}Enchantment
Draws whenever creatures with power three or greater enter
Garruk's Uprising
{2}{G}Enchantment
Draws on entry for large creatures and grants trample
Tribute to the World Tree
{G}{G}{G}Enchantment
Draws cards or buffs creatures as they enter the battlefield
Soul of the Harvest
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Draws cards upon nontoken creature entries
Primordial Sage
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Spirit
Repeated card draw for each creature spell cast
Elvish Visionary
{1}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
Cheap creature that draws a card on ETB to bounce repeatedly
Regal Force
{4}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Massive ETB card draw burst based on green creatures
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
Exceptional topdeck manipulation and card advantage
Removal
10 cards
Kenrith's Transformation
{1}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Shuts down opposing threats and replaces itself
Song of the Dryads
{2}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Turns any troublesome permanent into a colorless Forest
Reclamation Sage
{2}{G}Creature — Elf Shaman
ETB destroys target artifact or enchantment
Manglehorn
{2}{G}Creature — Beast
ETB destroys an artifact and forces opponent artifacts to enter tapped
Acidic Slime
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Ooze
ETB deathtouch creature that destroys artifacts, enchantments, or lands
Foundation Breaker
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Evoke or cast creature to destroy artifacts and enchantments
Thorn Mammoth
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
Fights an opposing creature whenever a creature enters under your control
Woodfall Primus
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Treefolk Shaman
ETB destroys noncreature permanents and persists for value
Terastodon
{6}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
Blows up three noncreature permanents on arrival
Threats/Wincons
19 cards
Roaring Primadox
{3}{G}Creature — Beast
Bounces a creature back to hand each upkeep to reuse ETB effects
Stampeding Serow
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Antelope Beast
Additional upkeep bounce engine to replay ETB creatures
Stampeding Wildebeests
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Antelope Beast
Redundant creature bounce engine at the start of upkeep
Temur Sabertooth
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Cat
Activated ability allows repeatable instant-speed bounce and protection
Kogla, the Titan Ape
{3}{G}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Ape
Fights on ETB and returns Humans like Eternal Witness to your hand
Silverback Elder
{2}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Ape Shaman
Modal ETB trigger for removal, ramp, or life gain when casting creatures
Avenger of Zendikar
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Floods the board with Plant tokens on ETB
Hornet Queen
{4}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Insect
ETB makes four deathtouch flying tokens for defense and pressure
Craterhoof Behemoth
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Beast
Game-ending ETB pump and trample effect for your board
Apex Devastator
{8}{G}{G}Creature — Chimera Hydra
Huge cascade threat that fills the battlefield with value
Scute Swarm
{2}{G}Creature — Insect
Exponential token generation whenever lands enter the battlefield
Cultivator Colossus
{4}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Plant Beast
Huge ETB hand refill and ramp creature
End-Raze Forerunners
{5}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Boar
Alternative overrun finisher on an ETB creature
Ulvenwald Hydra
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
ETB searches for any utility land onto the battlefield
Duplicant
{6}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Colorless ETB creature exile effect that can be bounced and recast
Bane of Progress
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Sweeps all artifacts and enchantments upon entering
Kodama of the East Tree
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Spirit
Cheats permanents into play whenever other permanents enter
Defiler of Vigor
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Discounts green spells with Phyrexian mana and buffs creatures
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
{3}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Troll Shaman
Resilient threat that dodges non-green removal
Utility
10 cards
Cloudstone Curio
{3}Artifact
Essential artifact that bounces a creature whenever another enters
Erratic Portal
{4}Artifact
Allows you to bounce your own creatures to hand at will
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
Flickers a creature at end of turn for free ETB value
Eternal Witness
{1}{G}{G}Creature — Human Shaman
ETB returns any card from graveyard to hand, easily looped with Kogla
Fierce Empath
{2}{G}Creature — Elf
ETB tutors high-impact six-plus mana creatures directly to hand
Green Sun's Zenith
{X}{G}Sorcery
Tutors any green creature straight onto the battlefield
Chord of Calling
{X}{G}{G}{G}Instant
Instant-speed creature tutor powered by convoke
Finale of Devastation
{X}{G}{G}Sorcery
Fetches any creature from library or graveyard and can finish the game
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Instant-speed board protection against board wipes
