Groundskeeper Ghave

Commander / EDH

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Creature (28)

• 1x Adaptive Automaton
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Doran, the Siege Tower
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Genesis Hydra
• 1x Khalni Hydra
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Omnath, Locus of Mana
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Phytohydra
• 1x Phytotitan
• 1x Singing Tree
• 1x Skinshifter
• 1x Spawnwrithe
• 1x Sprouting Phytohydra
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Utopia Tree
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vine Trellis
• 1x Vinelasher Kudzu
• 1x Vulturous Zombie
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Brambles
• 1x Wall of Pine Needles
• 1x Wall of Vines
• 1x Whip Vine

Land (40)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 21x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Grasslands
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 5x Plains
• 1x Svogthos, the Restless Tomb
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Enchantment (14)

• 1x Abundance
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Feast on the Fallen
• 1x Khalni Heart Expedition
• 1x Lignify
• 1x Overgrowth
• 1x Pacifism
• 1x Quest for Renewal
• 1x Quiet Disrepair
• 1x Recumbent Bliss
• 1x Roots of Life
• 1x Shared Triumph
• 1x Steely Resolve
• 1x Sylvan Library

Artifact (4)

• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Khalni Gem
• 1x Obelisk of Urd

Instant (3)

• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Luminescent Rain

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Boundless Realms
• 1x Bramblecrush
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Extinction
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Rampant Growth

Commander (1)

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Groundskeeper Ghave, heading Plant Tribal into battle.

It's a pretty self-explanatory deck, since there's only so much your can do with plant tribal. There are a lot of plants, some fungi and elementals, and a few other creatures dwelling in the forest.

At least there are a few decent synergies, like:

• Overgrown Battlement and Doran, the Siege Tower to go along with the plethora of walls that come with playing plants, particularly Tree of Redemption , or..
• Avenger of Zendikar with most of the deck, instead of just playing with his own tokens

On the support side, we've got tons of ramp to go with the "growing forest" flavor as well as your usual "choose a creature type" style cards like Adaptive Automaton and Shared Triumph to serve as lords for a tribe that doesn't have any.

I needed some board wipe control, but don't want to lose all the plants, so we've got Extinction for lower on the curve, and In Garruk's Wake for after all that ramping.

Finally, the rest of the deck my picking of on-theme life gain, removal, and other general answers that still feel "planty":

• Roots of Life + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (even if I don't draw Urborg, someone else is bound to in EDH)
• Quiet Disrepair and Bramblecrush for noncreature removal
• Lignify and other arrest auras for creature control

It's not a perfect garden, but it does alright.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Key combos	Roots of Life + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.52
Tokens	Copy Clone, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G