Yedora, Grave Gardener (High-Power EDH)

Commander / EDH Landfall Mono-Green Morph Sacrifice

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Ramp (18)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Boreal Druid
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Utopia Sprawl
• 1x Wild Growth
• 1x Devoted Druid
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Tangled Florahedron  ^Flip
• 1x Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Tireless Provisioner
• 1x Wood Elves

Value Engines (9)

• 1x Quirion Ranger
• 1x Scryb Ranger
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Augur of Autumn
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Tireless Tracker
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya

Super-Ramp (2)

• 1x Vernal Bloom
• 1x Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Land (35)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 23x Forest
• 1x Guildless Commons
• 1x High Market
• 1x Khalni Garden
• 1x Lair of the Hydra
• 1x Pendelhaven
• 1x War Room
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Khalni Ambush  ^Flip
• 1x Turntimber Symbiosis  ^Flip

Interaction (9)

• 1x Bushwhack
• 1x Haywire Mite
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Cankerbloom
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Weathered Runestone
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Song of the Dryads

Tutors (8)

• 1x Ancient Stirrings
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Uncage the Menagerie
• 1x Wirewood Herald
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Natural Order

Commander (1)

Sac Outlets (10)

• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Starved Rusalka
• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Evolutionary Leap
• 1x Mortarpod
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Temur War Shaman

Combo Fodder (8)

• 1x Birchlore Rangers
• 1x Kin-Tree Warden
• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Temur Charger
• 1x Proteus Machine
• 1x Nantuko Vigilante
• 1x Ashaya, Soul of the Wild

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Sideboard

Stickers (10)

• 1x Carnival Elephant Meteor
• 1x Cool Fluffy Loxodon
• 1x Happy Dead Squirrel
• 1x Phyrexian Midway Bamboozle
• 1x Playable Delusionary Hydra
• 1x Primal Elder Kitty
• 1x Sticky Kavu Daredevil
• 1x Trained Blessed Mind
• 1x Unassuming Gelatinous Serpent
• 1x Unglued Pea-Brained Dinosaur

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Maybeboard

Ramp (15)

• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Diligent Farmhand
• 1x Krosan Wayfarer
• 1x Metamorphosis
• 1x Neverwinter Dryad
• 1x Saruli Caretaker
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x Emergent Sequence
• 1x Llanowar Druid
• 1x Elvish Spirit Guide
• 1x Primal Growth
• 1x Tangleroot
• 1x Overlaid Terrain

Tutors (4)

• 1x Moonsilver Key
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Magus of the Order
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Utility (3)

• 1x Eldrazi Guacamole Tightrope
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x City of Solitude

Combo Fodder (11)

• 1x Genju of the Cedars
• 1x Verdant Touch
• 1x Branchsnap Lorian
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Natural Affinity
• 1x Life and Limb
• 1x Living Lands
• 1x Living Plane
• 1x Ambush Commander
• 1x Embodiment of Insight
• 1x Nature's Revolt

Value Engines (7)

• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Emrakul's Evangel
• 1x Fecundity
• 1x Ulvenwald Mysteries
• 1x Journey to the Lost City
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Whisperwood Elemental

Sac Outlets (11)

• 1x Zuran Orb
• 1x Elven Palisade
• 1x Jinxed Idol
• 1x Wall of Mulch
• 1x Clandestine Chameleon
• 1x Demonmail Hauberk
• 1x Greater Good
• 1x Ravenous Baloth
• 1x Gobbling Ooze
• 1x Perilous Forays
• 1x Storm Cauldron

Land (5)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Desert
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Jungle Basin
• 1x Miren, the Moaning Well

Interaction (3)

• 1x Xantid Swarm
• 1x Outland Liberator  ^Flip
• 1x All is Dust

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Hi! This is a very high power EDH build centered around Yedora, Grave Gardener. It seems like a few prices have changed since I built it (at least according to the price estimator), but it was originally constructed as a $250 budget build.

The Game Plan

Yedora returns creatures as face down forest lands. Most importantly, this means that they can be morphed back into creatures. With a sacrifice outlet, this interaction can easily be used to create infinite loops, which is how this deck aims to win the game. There isn't one single combo, or even 10 combos, to explain -- any number of miscellaneous pieces can potentially be used to pull off a win. With Yedora in play, game-winning combos can look like anything from Altar of Dementia + Birchlore Rangers to Lotus Cobra + Mortarpod + Proteus Machine to Branchsnap Lorian + Nissa, Who Shakes the World + Tireless Provisioner + Claws of Gix + Tireless Tracker Due to how many payoff cards and synergies overlap, the classic Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger combo is also here. It serves as a great plan B if fighting through graveyard hate isn't an option.

Piloting the Deck

1. Turn 1 should always be some sort of ramp. The curve is naturally very centered around 3 mana because of morph costs. I decided to lean into this, and it works fantastically. In absence of the typical Llanowar Elves or Sol Ring I regularly burn my Green Sun's Zenith to grab a Dryad Arbor. Turn 1 mana ramp is mandatory.

2. Turn 2 is where you decide your pace for the game. You can try to power out a very fast win by continuing to ramp with something like Somberwald Sage or Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea. Even Wood Elves into Elvish Mystic counts -- anything that ramps 2+ mana on this turn is enough to allow you to be quite aggressive. Alternatively, a safer route generally involves either double-spelling another Llanowar Elves card with some other utility card / removal or simply casting a Morph card face-down for {3}.

3. Turns 3-5 Should involve at least one attempt to win the game. The deck rarely fails to provide the necessary pieces within this time frame. However, You may not want to attempt a combo immediately if Yedora herself is vulnerable -- blowouts can happen, especially with Skullclamp. Timing is key.

4. You always hope to have won quickly before Turns 6+. However, Yedora is excellent in a grindy game. Loads of reusable removal and value from Ainok Survivalist, Nantuko Vigilante, and Den Protector are often enough for you to pull ahead and win in the late game. Due to the "critical mass" nature of combos in this deck, non-infinite, high-impact combos are everywhere. Temur Charger + Mortarpod when you have 10-15 available mana from something like Ashaya, Soul of the Wild will decimate opponent's creatures, as will something like Temur Charger + Temur War Shaman . Out-value your opponents and keep trying to assemble an infinite win.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	11 months
Key combos	Altar of Dementia + Birchlore Rangers Temur Charger + Temur War Shaman Lotus Cobra + Mortarpod + Proteus Machine
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 16 - 10 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.38
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Beast 3/3 G, Clue, Emblem Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Food, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Plant 0/1 G, Treasure