Guided by Nature
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- Commander
- Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $168.08
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 72/100. Plays like Elf Tribal and Tokens.
This reads as Elf Tribal · Tokens, built around Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury. An Elf deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the elf count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is mana reliability (Your spells reliably arrive on time for this curve); the first thing to tighten is commander synergy: Only 21 of 62 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want token, go-wide, card-draw support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Tokens; from EDHREC).
- A+Mana reliability
- B+Land count
- B+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- ACard draw
- A+Interaction
- CCommander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Land count37 lands. About 40 fits this curve for Elf Tribal, with Emerald Medallion's discount counted.
- B+Mana curve27% of spells cost ≤2, 23% cost 6+.
- CCommander synergyOnly 21 of 62 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want token, go-wide, card-draw support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Tokens; from EDHREC).
- B+Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #4,365
Strong on mana reliability, ramp, card draw, interaction, win conditions and legality & size.
86 cards graded: A- 5, B+ 27, B 39, B- 8, C+ 5, C 2. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Guided by Nature from B- to B+.
Thought Vessel2—
In place of Creeperhulk: weakest slot in the deck (49/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (14 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.54
In place of Titania's Chosen: weakest slot in the deck (50/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Wave of Vitriol: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Craterhoof Behemoth5GGG$24.81
In place of Drove of Elves: weakest slot in the deck (54/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Decanter of Endless Water3$4.99
In place of Grim Flowering: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (14 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Desert Twister: sorcery-speed removal: can't answer on their turn (56/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds1GG$5.54
In place of Grave Sifter: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your token engine (13 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Psychosis Crawler5$2.54
In place of Predator, Flagship: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (14 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Elemental Bond2G$4.83
In place of Elvish Skysweeper: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma3G$5.08
In place of Moss Diamond: enters tapped: the slow version of its job (59/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (34 producers). Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 37
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Instants 2
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Sorceries 10
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Artifacts 10
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Enchantments 3
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Lands 37
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