Art by Eric Deschamps
Commander deckG
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.
Asked for“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”
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 · 62 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
1Yeva, Nature's Herald
2GGLegendary Creature — Elf Shaman
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1GCreature — Snake Shaman
Sacrifice for a basic land ramp trigger
Wood Elves
2GCreature — Elf Scout
ETB puts an untapped Forest directly into play to abuse with bounce
Farhaven Elf
2GCreature — Elf Druid
ETB ramp creature that can be repeatedly bounced
Topiary Stomper
1GGCreature — Plant Dinosaur
ETB searches for a basic land onto the battlefield
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Premier mana acceleration that gains life and draws cards on ETB
Card Draw
12
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws whenever a creature is cast from hand
Guardian Project
3GEnchantment
Draws whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield
Elemental Bond
2GEnchantment
Draws whenever creatures with power three or greater enter
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Draws on entry for large creatures and grants trample
Tribute to the World Tree
GGGEnchantment
Draws cards or buffs creatures as they enter the battlefield
Soul of the Harvest
4GGCreature — Elemental
Draws cards upon nontoken creature entries
Primordial Sage
4GGCreature — Spirit
Repeated card draw for each creature spell cast
Elvish Visionary
1GCreature — Elf Shaman
Cheap creature that draws a card on ETB to bounce repeatedly
Regal Force
4GGGCreature — Elemental
Massive ETB card draw burst based on green creatures
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Exceptional topdeck manipulation and card advantage
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
Shuts down opposing threats and replaces itself
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
Turns any troublesome permanent into a colorless Forest
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
ETB destroys target artifact or enchantment
Manglehorn
2GCreature — Beast
ETB destroys an artifact and forces opponent artifacts to enter tapped
Acidic Slime
3GGCreature — Ooze
ETB deathtouch creature that destroys artifacts, enchantments, or lands
Foundation Breaker
3GCreature — Elemental
Evoke or cast creature to destroy artifacts and enchantments
Thorn Mammoth
5GGCreature — Elephant
Fights an opposing creature whenever a creature enters under your control
Woodfall Primus
5GGGCreature — Treefolk Shaman
ETB destroys noncreature permanents and persists for value
Terastodon
6GGCreature — Elephant
Blows up three noncreature permanents on arrival
Threats/Wincons
19
Roaring Primadox
3GCreature — Beast
Bounces a creature back to hand each upkeep to reuse ETB effects
Stampeding Serow
2GGCreature — Antelope Beast
Additional upkeep bounce engine to replay ETB creatures
Stampeding Wildebeests
2GGCreature — Antelope Beast
Redundant creature bounce engine at the start of upkeep
Temur Sabertooth
2GGCreature — Cat
Activated ability allows repeatable instant-speed bounce and protection
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
Fights on ETB and returns Humans like Eternal Witness to your hand
Silverback Elder
2GGGCreature — Ape Shaman
Modal ETB trigger for removal, ramp, or life gain when casting creatures
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Floods the board with Plant tokens on ETB
Hornet Queen
4GGGCreature — Insect
ETB makes four deathtouch flying tokens for defense and pressure
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
Game-ending ETB pump and trample effect for your board
Apex Devastator
8GGCreature — Chimera Hydra
Huge cascade threat that fills the battlefield with value
Scute Swarm
2GCreature — Insect
Exponential token generation whenever lands enter the battlefield
Cultivator Colossus
4GGGCreature — Plant Beast
Huge ETB hand refill and ramp creature
End-Raze Forerunners
5GGGCreature — Boar
Alternative overrun finisher on an ETB creature
Ulvenwald Hydra
4GGCreature — Hydra
ETB searches for any utility land onto the battlefield
Duplicant
6Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Colorless ETB creature exile effect that can be bounced and recast
Bane of Progress
4GGCreature — Elemental
Sweeps all artifacts and enchantments upon entering
Kodama of the East Tree
4GGLegendary Creature — Spirit
Cheats permanents into play whenever other permanents enter
Defiler of Vigor
3GGCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Discounts green spells with Phyrexian mana and buffs creatures
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
3GGLegendary Creature — Troll Shaman
Resilient threat that dodges non-green removal
Utility
10
Cloudstone Curio
3Artifact
Essential artifact that bounces a creature whenever another enters
Conjurer's Closet
5Artifact
Flickers a creature at end of turn for free ETB value
Eternal Witness
1GGCreature — Human Shaman
ETB returns any card from graveyard to hand, easily looped with Kogla
Fierce Empath
2GCreature — Elf
ETB tutors high-impact six-plus mana creatures directly to hand
Green Sun's Zenith
XGSorcery
Tutors any green creature straight onto the battlefield
Finale of Devastation
XGGSorcery
Fetches any creature from library or graveyard and can finish the game
