Tree of Life

Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) Lifegain Shaman Treefolk

Reported

Trees (24)

• 1x Treefolk Harbinger
• 1x Bosk Banneret
• 1x Battlewand Oak
• 1x Black Poplar Shaman
• 1x Dungrove Elder
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Treefolk Seedlings
• 1x Dauntless Dourbark
• 1x Leaf-Crowned Elder
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Unstoppable Ash
• 1x Wickerbough Elder
• 1x Seedguide Ash
• 1x Timber Protector
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk
• 1x Great Oak Guardian
• 1x Kalonian Twingrove
• 1x Orchard Warden
• 1x Ulvenwald Observer
• 1x Verdeloth the Ancient
• 1x Warden of the Woods
• 1x Ghoultree
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Synergy (5)

• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Steely Resolve
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Treefolk Umbra

Tutor (5)

• 1x Treefolk Harbinger
• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Deadwood Treefolk

Land (36)

• 1x Command Tower
• 20x Forest
• 1x Jungle Hollow
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip

Draw (10)

• 1x Abzan Beastmaster
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Ulvenwald Observer

Removal (8)

• 1x Lignify
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Wickerbough Elder
• 1x Rootgrapple
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Lifeloss (3)

• 1x Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
• 1x Sanguine Bond
• 1x Defiant Bloodlord

Commander (1)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Bosk Banneret
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Seedguide Ash

Fixing (8)

• 1x Worldly Tutor
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Haunted Crossroads
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Bolas's Citadel

Lifegain (3)

• 1x Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper *f-etch*
• 1x Orchard Warden
• 1x Verdant Sun's Avatar

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Sideboard

Trees (7)

• 1x Tilling Treefolk
• 1x Lumberknot
• 1x Everbark Shaman
• 1x Fendeep Summoner
• 1x Great Oak Guardian
• 1x Thorntooth Witch
• 1x Oakgnarl Warrior

Other (1)

• 1x Carven Caryatid

Ramp (4)

• 1x Spoils of Victory
• 1x Deathsprout
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Everbark Shaman

Tutor (3)

• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Primal Command
• 1x Kindred Summons

Tricks (3)

• 1x Darksteel Pendant
• 1x Colfenor's Urn
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip

Removal (2)

• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Deathsprout

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While the deck primarily bleeds Treefolk tribal, I wanted to include some cards that abuse the lifegain with Sapling of Colfenor 's ability.

There are two primary paths to victory with this deck:

1 - With Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose , Sanguine Bond , or Defiant Bloodlord on the battlefield, any lifegain you have becomes significant damage.

Various lifegain outlets in the deck include Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper , Verdant Sun's Avatar , Orchard Warden , and Sapling of Colfenor 's ability.

These become particularly punishing with cards like Ghoultree , Tree of Redemption , and Tree of Perdition

2 - With various seemingly non-threatening Treefolk on the battlefield, drop Treefolk Umbra or Assault Formation and start beating your opponents down or with commander damage. Verdeloth the Ancient and Timber Protector also contribute to the fun.

In order to more consistently accomplish lifegain and card draw with our commander, various top-deck fixing mechanics are present as well: Worldly Tutor , Insidious Dreams , Courser of Kruphix , Crystal Ball , Haunted Crossroads , Lifecrafter's Bestiary , Vizier of the Menagerie , Treefolk Harbinger , and Bolas's Citadel .

Comments and card suggestions are welcome!

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH BG (Golgari) 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Lifegain 3 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 5 Rares 21 - 9 Uncommons 17 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.85
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Treefolk Warrior */* G