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Besides of “Oracle of should have been reprinted by now” we could have triumph of the hordes and tooth and nail, or maybe exploration, we do have A LOT of needed reprints...
@@WoWhunter007 FTV printing was a mistake and it's too easy to confuse for a regular forest. People in tournaments have been caught cheating with this by putting it in their land zone instead of with their creatures which is a tournament rule.
I'm sure if Wizards makes more Commander Collection reprint products, the Prof will continue to make these lists. Looks like Green is the only color scheduled for 2020 tho...
@@PleasantKenobi that's a bold statement, man. But.. you're probably right lol although I've come to really appreciate finale of devastation. Buffing everything AND giving them haste, so good. In a selvala deck where you can make infinite mana and drop 10 - 20 creatures in one turn, having the mass haste enabler is much more valuable. It's definitely not as good universally tho.
Your missing the point for why these cards are not on this list... If you play them on turns 1 and/or 2 they are amazing, but that's the same case for Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Mana Vault, etc. But now we get to mid/late game and you top deck Burgeoning and or Exploration... yeah they don't seem so great anymore, if anything this is one reason why I would personally consider the cards not worth running in the first place. Also take into consideration that if somebody shoots or counters them that hand you kept no looks super mediocre (ex. Burgeoning, Forest, Forest, Stomping Grounds, Somberwald Sage, Giant Adephage, and Beast Within... Xenagos as conmmander)
Greater good, Elemental Bond, regal force, rishkar's expertise, soul's majesty, momentous fall, return of the wildspeaker, soul of the harvest, primordial sage, zendikar resurgent, just to name a few. The list goes on and on.
Rishkar's Expertise is my favorite single draw spell in all of EDH. I really think this deserved a mention. Green is all about powering out big creatures with efficient ramp, and this spell is perfect for refueling after a big play.
I personally value Guardian Project higher then lifecrafters. One more to cast but no costs to draw. And in commander the limitazion of Project are nonexistent...
The scry off Bestiary has a lot of value and being able to get that even if you're stalled on green mana is helpful. I really like Guardian Project but think Beastiary just edges ahead.
The restrictions aren't COMPLETELY non-existent. Key distinction is it only triggers on nontoken creatures. Tokens are relatively common in green (both my green decks run tokens), so guardian project is bad in those decks.
Without looking at the video and maybe too much thinking about it, these are my conclusions for these 8 cards: Honorable Mentions: Gaea's Cradle (Not a green card) Lifecrafter's Bestiary (not a green card) Zendikar Resurgent The 8 in no particular order Kodama's Reach/Cultivate (I don't want to spam the list with ramp only cards) Craterhoof Behemoth Sylvan Library Eternal Witness Rishkar's Expertise Seedborn Muse Oracle of Mul Daya Doubling Season
Now after watching the vid. Sure Beast Within, but I personally would Rank Song of the Dryads higher than that. Even if it is not instant speed. The ability to circumvent the commander going to the command zone is a very very big plus. But Asceticism? From my experience it doesn't do that much anymore. I face more boardwipes than pinpoint removal and most of it is not regeneratable...also it being on the field makes it much less useful than Heroic Intervention IMHO. Courser of Kruphix over Oracle of Mul Daya seems dubious to me
@@TheSpiritombsableye true, the same could be said for Craterhoof, Cradle etc. If you are not playing much creatures their worth fastly diminishes. The fact alone that I will not even consider a token, counters or superfriends deck without it is quite telling
I absolutely love seeing his really positive, well-done advertisement for RayCon in this video where he genuinely seems to love the product. The stark contrast between this and the ridiculously hilarious, over-the-top mockery for the later ads is amazing.
In my opinion, noxious revival deserves at least an honorable mention. It’s great recursion for only one mana at instant speed that’s very flexible as to what it can do.
My favorite, must-include Green card is Bind, all the way back from Invasion. {1}{G} "Counter target activated ability. Draw a card." So many powerful combos (especially ones that go infinite) start or rely upon a single activated ability. This is a must have, with a very low price point!
Why Courser instead of Oracle? The Oracle speeds your lands up by giving you the additional possibility to play 2 lands, and Courser only gives you the life-gain and a better body.
I agree that all on this list are amazing and must haves! I especially agree with kodama's reach and cultivate. They're not only in every green deck I have, but in every deck that runs green! They're soooo good! Looking at these comments I agree as well that there are so many other good green cards, I don't want to exclude them but I am very satisfied over this list. Thank you professor! Your video is only getting me more excited for Commander and the Green Commander pack coming soon! Awesome video!
i'd say that sylvan library and some of the tutors (defense of the heart, pattern of rebirth, green sun Z, or natural order) should've been in here somewhere.
I think sylvan library needs SOME work to actually do something. It's incredibly powerful, yes but you the rest of your deck still needs to accommodate it in some ways like with shuffle effects or effects that turn card draw into other effects, like the onslaught "words of ...." enchantments. It feels like a card that is really strong only, when the rest of your deck is also really strong (e.g. Fetchlands). A card like Beastmaster's Bestiary is WAY less powerful because of it's higher and ongoing manacost but it's easier to just put into any green deck, even budget ones. (also, having to shuffle your library less in commander games is kind of a plus in my book.) But mostly, yeah... all of the cards you mentioned could have easily been on the list.
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From what I use, Sylvan Library, Selvala HotW, Green Sun Zenith, Dryad Arbor, Craterhoof Behemoth, Garruk Wildspeaker, Beast Within, Triumph of the Horde
I was really happy to see just how many of these green cards I was already running in my decks with green. Will there be lists like this for the other colors too? That would be really fun 🙂
I was expecting Earthcraft, Survival of the Fittest, Sylvan Library, Nature's Lore, Carpet of Flowers. Maybe Nature's Claim and Noxious Revival or Birthing pod
Got it out of one of my 3 only eldraine boosters. Put it in my Goreclaw green beast deck straight away. Also pulled that green beangiant and the legendary green giant that get counters on it :D. Super weird, but for some reason my simple stompy deck wins most matches due to ramp i guess
Craterhoof doesn't work on decks without wide boards, and double season is usually pointless in most decks without tokens or planeswalkers. Go for less specific cards like Exploration or Mirri's Guile if you want cards that are must-haves for all commanders.
Why do I need a crater hoof in enchantment decks or decks that care about slamming eldrazi? Why do I need doubling season with a deck that has little to no counters or tokens? The cards he listed cast a much wider net that almost any green deck can run and not have performance hurt.
Incase you're not being sarcastic, you should try pairing it with draw replacement effects like dredge or Abundance etc. Because if you didn't draw it you don't have to put it back
Hey Professor! I'm new to MTG and I really like a lot of the green cards I've seen, but no green deck so far. This video is very helpful to me, thank you!
My personal auto include for ramping in any green deck is Skyshroud Claim because it works very well in multicolored decks where you can tutor for shocklands and put them untapped. It also costs 4 but gives 2 back, making it feel like a 2cmc costed spell sometimes, compared to Cultivate/Kodama which cost 3 and give none back during that turn. Also sadly, the must have in all green decks in my opinion would be Gaea's Cradle, but the price is...
For Asceticism, a fun combo that I don't know anyone would know is dismiss into dream, its just 2 mana zap one of your opponent's creatures, WHILE keeping your shields up
Some other Suggestions: Rancor - Goreclaw, terror of Qal Sisma - Rhiskar's Expertise - Terastodon (removes 3 planeswalkers for 8 mana) - Burgeoning - Lurking Pedators - Sylvan Library - Season's Past - Constant Mists - Berserk - The great Aurora - See the Unwritten. Secret Bonus suggestion for green decks with good mana ramp (even mono) - Void Winnower. It was won me countless games, especially when i can just pay 11 by turn 5 or cheat it into the battlefield even earlier. I have only had and maintained 1 single edh deck since the beginning and that's Omnath Locus of Mana. I always like to check the newest sets for new toys for my omnath. The reason for only 1 deck is mostly because I'm a very casual player that can't build decks to save my life other than braindead mono green which is just big creatures and so on. That and monetary reasons. Although I'm trying to build the 25€ sen triplets deck but I'm stuck on the fact that sen triplets itself is another 25
my number 1 card in my monogreen is gaea's blessing. it protects against cheeky dimir discard (thanks consuming abberation) and can bring back some good beefy bois if they're necessary for winning
Actually played with a newer player to EDH a few weeks back who had it in his 99. Our table let him play it because he honestly did not know, but was funny. lol
Oooh, let me guess - Oracle of Mul Daya, Craterhoof Behemoth, Cultivate/Kodama's Reach, Bane of Progress, Yeva, Nature's Herald, Heroic Intervention and, idk, Lorwyn Forest?
Wow, I was way off. Still, at least I've got some great cards to consider for my deck! Also, going to throw out Guardian Project as a consideration. Given that Commander's a singleton format, it's basically a 4 CMC enchantment that draws a card whenever you play a creature, and that's pretty damn good. And I do like Genesis, as a decent alternative to Eternal Witness. You do need to get it into the graveyard, but once there it gives you value all day long.
Birds of Paradise & the recently printed Gilded Goose are my favorites. Honorable mentions : Defense of the Heart. Tarmogoyf. Lhurgoyf. Questing Beast. Pulse of the Tangle. Magus of the Library/Candelabra. Elvish Piper. Fauna Shaman & Birthing Pod.
@@GamerdevilPro if there is one thing i have learnt playing magic it is that mana costs are super important, even more so than you would think. People talk about how strong ramp is. Playing more mana efficient cards essentially ramp you for free. Counterspell is an extremely good magic card. Cancel is basically never played.
@@liamfoote7164 I agree with you in general but in commander there are some real haymaker cards that you can't answer with Nature's Claim because they just do their stuff in response. Krosan Grip prevents that and it only costs 1 more than the classic naturalize.
imo: - Birds of Paradise - Sylvan Library - Oracle of Mul'daya - Kodama's Reach - Eternal Witness - Heroic Intervention - Beast Within (or Krosan Grip) - Avenger of Zendikar (or Cultivate) That's my personal list of 'goes in every damn green deck' list. As far as a good product, Craterhoof Behemoth should be included somewhere as well.
@@derekwalter4238 1: take a look at previous spellbook products and ask yourself if I'm the one 'wasting' reprints. 2: this is a list of cards I think should be in most if not all green commander decks, not a list of super expensive cards that need a reprint. 3: if you are not happt, make your own list.
@@moonlight2870 no need to be so defensive, and I did make my own list. It's a bit ambitious, I'll admit, but if I get even just two or three of those I'll be happy.
I’ve always been partial to tutors so my favorite green cards include Chord of Calling, Natural Order, Birthing Pod, Wordly Tutor, and Green Sun’s Zenith. Also high up on my list is Bloom Tender and Zendikar Resurgent
I was very surprised to not see Krosan Grip! It's in every green deck that I build and it's basically considered on the level of an overloaded Cyclonic Rift in my play group. It's the only thing that can stop most infinite combos! I've also put Song of the Dryads into all of my decks as well. I love telling someone "I see you're in need of land. Would you like help? Cool. Your commander is now a forest."
Hey now, don't forget Chord of Calling, a convoke tutor to the battlefield effect is a great way to swing the game in your favor, and it pays for itself if you pull out a seed-born muse with it or do it on an opponents end step.
Prof’s getting his hair back! Is anyone else looking forward to watching his hair grow back, or is it just me? (This is honestly something I never thought I’d be thinking about lol)
I loved your top 8 list. As green devotee since the 90s here! Pet cards of mine thats usually an automatic include is the hornet queen and yeva. No one ever sees yeva comming🍀😁
Professor, I love how you have portrayed the cards in green. These cards are so good. I have a mono green Ghalta EDH. I play it religiously and I cant believe I haven't been running the muse! Muse+Yeva is flashy!
Glimpse of Nature is a single green, sorcery speed, whenever you play a creature spell this turn draw a card. It’s incredibly powerful, and in certain archetypes/themes it’s essentially a blue spell. I would also suggest Bind, for 1G, which counters target activated ability and draws a card.
Survival of the Fittest, Sylvan Library, Birthing Pod, Mana Reflection, Skyshroud Claim (Cause you can fetch out duals and they come in untapped), Greater Good, The Great Henge and Burgeoning/Exploration tied somewhere on the list.
8 Crop Rotation. 7 Worldly Tutor. 6 Eternal Witness. 5 Burgeoning. 4 Oracle of Mul Daya. 3 Defense of the Heart. 2 Avenger of Zendikar. 1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa. Both useful/staples for any green deck and perfect for Commander Green. Even including a possible general choice
This is my fav. TCC vid of all time. Long time Timmy here, also I Champion the Elves as my tribe. I think you hit the nail on the head with this one, for price, availability and necessity. I mean, sure, Gaia' s Cradle should probably be in every green deck, but I Dont even have one if those anymore, and they aren't dropping in price any time soon. My honorable mentions would be Once Upon a Time, Growing Rites of Itlamoc, and perhaps even the OG Planeswalker, Garruk Wildspeaker. Even though I know Green inside and out, you still taught me.something. I feel stupid for not running Kodamas Reach and CultIvate at the same time... Great work Prof!
I'd say Cultivate and Kodama Reach are tied for #3 and Nature's Lore is the true #2. A ramp spell and a better ramp spell, that's green on green. But honestly, instead of picking two ramp spells, I'd just pick Nature's Lore for number 3 and probably add Crop Rotation in number 2. Green has good tutors and in commander tutoring is crucial. Wordly Tutor and Crop Rotation are green's must haves.
My personal top 8 of cards I happy to see in my mulligan 8 Arbor Elf 7 Elves of Deep Shadow 6 Avacyn Piligrim 5 Deathrite Shaman 4 Fyndhorn Elves 3 Elvish Mystic 2 Llanowar Elves 1 Birds of Paradise
Honestly, I love "Into the Wilds", not only because it's a 4 drop enchantment, it allows you to scry the top of your library at beginning of the turn and it allows you to put an additional land on the battlefield each turn if on top of the library.
First of all, amazing video as always prof. Quite surprised with the #1 card, but I can totally agree with it. Courser is one of my favorite cards ever. Second, I ask of you to please make a video about wizards not shipping Secret Lair products to Brazil. I imagine there are things beyond their control, but we are one of the biggest MTG markets out there. I cannot imagine that they can't at the very least put in the effort to ship these products to Brazil in some way or another. Not selling these products to LGS's is a huge mistake. They keep saying that some products are not for everybody, and I totally agree, but being from Brazil and not being able to acquire them from normal means just feels like I don't even deserve these products. I was so excited to finally get my first copy of Life from the Loam for my favorite EDH deck, but I was so sad when I realized my country is not worthy enough to have these products shipped here.
It's hard to go back to this video, now that Commander Collection Green has actually come out and its price tag was revealed. At least it's like a time capsule for how high peoples' hopes were for how good of a deal it is.
I'm a huge Defense of the Heart advocate but I recognize where its not entirely a Mono Green staple in and of itself. My favourite usage of it is pulling the pair of Avenger of Zendikar and Purphoros for a massive if not game ending swing,
I hope some of these find their way into Historic Brawl on Arena. Also another Kaladesh staple is Blossoming Defense. I was kind of surprised to not see Once Upon A Time mentioned here as it has a strong reputation these days.
Great list! I love running Lurking Predators with all these cards. Not only does all my lands ho on the battlefield but my creatures as well. Leaving my mana open to play spells and abilities.
I've never understood why Harrow doesn't get any more love. Sure you sac a land so it's not technically double ramp but it is great color fixing, puts both land into play untapped AND is instant speed
In no particular order; Nature's Claim Eternal Witness Heroic Intervention Sylvan Library Beast Within Kodama's Reach Cultivate Elvish Mystic (as a stand in for the respective 1 power, 1 mana that have no restriction.
Here are some great green cards: Vines of the vastwood, Springbloom druid, Return of the wildspeaker, temur sabertooth, zendikar resurgent, Joraga Treespeaker, krosan grip, wood elves, bind, beast whisperer, shared summons, greater good, and hunter's insight.
Exploration should be in here for sure. G for an extra land on each of your turns is extremely powerful, and is often not going to get removed as quickly or as easily as creatures with similar effects will. The only drawback is the price (its pretty expensive at about 40 dollars).
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Just waiting on Blue...
Thanks for blue! These are fantastic! Now waiting on Artifacts and Lands! ;)
Besides of “Oracle of should have been reprinted by now” we could have triumph of the hordes and tooth and nail, or maybe exploration, we do have A LOT of needed reprints...
Especially Mirri's Guile. That should've been reprinted long ago.
Sylvan Library! I know, it's not gonna happen...
All I want is a new printing of Dryad Arbor, hopefully with the FTV art
@@fehlbrandschwele I'm honestly surprised this wasn't mentioned. If not for price itd be a staple in every green deck for sure.
@@WoWhunter007 FTV printing was a mistake and it's too easy to confuse for a regular forest. People in tournaments have been caught cheating with this by putting it in their land zone instead of with their creatures which is a tournament rule.
I'd like for this to be a series. Do the other colors, general artifacts, lands and color pairs/trios as well!
I'm sure if Wizards makes more Commander Collection reprint products, the Prof will continue to make these lists. Looks like Green is the only color scheduled for 2020 tho...
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I personally love Craterhoof Behemoth, Overwhelming Stampede, Avenger of Zendikar
Overwhelming stampede is only like, 2 dollars tho. Don't waste one of the reprints on that! I agree about craterhoof tho
I agree with it not needing a reprint, it's just a card I jam into every green deck
@@melindaphantom9450 fair enough
Craterhoof is the BEST green finisher ever printed.
@@PleasantKenobi that's a bold statement, man. But.. you're probably right lol although I've come to really appreciate finale of devastation. Buffing everything AND giving them haste, so good. In a selvala deck where you can make infinite mana and drop 10 - 20 creatures in one turn, having the mass haste enabler is much more valuable. It's definitely not as good universally tho.
Exploration and burgeoning for sure, it really puts the emphasis on "I'm the colour that ramps".
Exploration is super powerful but Burgeoning is overplayed trash
@@Ectharias damn good at what they do tho xD
@@Ectharias depends on the deck. My kruphix thrives on burgeoning, but yea for the most part its a budget exploration.
oh i remember the hands with exploration, three lands and no draw spells...
Your missing the point for why these cards are not on this list...
If you play them on turns 1 and/or 2 they are amazing, but that's the same case for Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Mana Vault, etc.
But now we get to mid/late game and you top deck Burgeoning and or Exploration... yeah they don't seem so great anymore, if anything this is one reason why I would personally consider the cards not worth running in the first place.
Also take into consideration that if somebody shoots or counters them that hand you kept no looks super mediocre (ex. Burgeoning, Forest, Forest, Stomping Grounds, Somberwald Sage, Giant Adephage, and Beast Within... Xenagos as conmmander)
"Green being the colour of mana ramping, but not card drawing" - If you say so Brian.
Harmonise doesn't like the sound of that
Beast Whisperer, Glimpse of Nature, Courser of Kruphix, Tireless Tracker, Sylvan Library hmmm seems like green isnt lacking on card draw to me.
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Greater good, Elemental Bond, regal force, rishkar's expertise, soul's majesty, momentous fall, return of the wildspeaker, soul of the harvest, primordial sage, zendikar resurgent, just to name a few. The list goes on and on.
Sylvan library has entered the chat
Rishkar's Expertise is my favorite single draw spell in all of EDH. I really think this deserved a mention. Green is all about powering out big creatures with efficient ramp, and this spell is perfect for refueling after a big play.
always run it and traverse the outlands as it's always a fun play to draw 5+ and fetching +5 basic.
"an artifact that has green in it's ability" is all I needed to figure it out, love bestiary card is sweet
This, guardian project together is great card draw and can help you ramp into stuff. I run both in elves.
My playgroup recently did not understand why I called it a pokédex. I'm deeply disappointed.
Artifact + Green = The Great Henge. Expect it to be an excellent Commander card as well.
I was hoping it was referencing the much better birthing pod! But alas I was let down.
@@Macattack1023 well i mean realistically birthing pod doesn't have green in its mana cost
But my Sylvan library :(
could you imagine a reprint on that 8 green commander cards product? It would be so awesome
Yes! Oh we need this reprinted yesterday
This was the comment I came looking for
40$ though!
but my survival of the fittest
For me, I would love to see Mana Reflection reprinted.
Yeah, I'd be surprised if there wasn't a Mana Reflection, Heartbeat of Spring, or Vorinclex in the Commander Green product.
But we did get that new mana tripler! Absolutely absurd!
Your wish got heard! Double Masters gave us one:)
I really like the fact that you didn´t list any super expensive cards like Doubling Season or Craterhoof... Thanks Prof! Greetings from Germany!
You just made my day, I had no idea the value went up so high, I grabbed four of them for $5 each.
I personally value Guardian Project higher then lifecrafters. One more to cast but no costs to draw. And in commander the limitazion of Project are nonexistent...
The scry off Bestiary has a lot of value and being able to get that even if you're stalled on green mana is helpful. I really like Guardian Project but think Beastiary just edges ahead.
I wish I hadn’t forgotten to get a bunch of copies of Guardian Project back when it was .99. I knew it was going to be popular sooner or later.
I play both in my Samut deck.
The restrictions aren't COMPLETELY non-existent. Key distinction is it only triggers on nontoken creatures. Tokens are relatively common in green (both my green decks run tokens), so guardian project is bad in those decks.
I was hoping to find this in the comments! Totally agree
I play Sakura-Tribe Elder (Steve) in all my green decks.
I was lucky and pulled both Seedborn Muse and Doubling Season in booster packs from Battlebond when my store ran a couple events of it.
Bold of you to assume I have an “out of game life”
There’s more to life than playing commander… blasphemy!
so as someone who's currently building a green commander deck i found this very useful
Without looking at the video and maybe too much thinking about it, these are my conclusions for these 8 cards:
Honorable Mentions:
Gaea's Cradle (Not a green card)
Lifecrafter's Bestiary (not a green card)
Zendikar Resurgent
The 8 in no particular order
Kodama's Reach/Cultivate (I don't want to spam the list with ramp only cards)
Craterhoof Behemoth
Sylvan Library
Eternal Witness
Rishkar's Expertise
Seedborn Muse
Oracle of Mul Daya
Doubling Season
Now after watching the vid. Sure Beast Within, but I personally would Rank Song of the Dryads higher than that. Even if it is not instant speed. The ability to circumvent the commander going to the command zone is a very very big plus.
But Asceticism? From my experience it doesn't do that much anymore. I face more boardwipes than pinpoint removal and most of it is not regeneratable...also it being on the field makes it much less useful than Heroic Intervention IMHO. Courser of Kruphix over Oracle of Mul Daya seems dubious to me
Gaea's Cradle is in the reserved list anyway.
@@alfchaval this was for cards you should have, not ones that can be reprinted, right?
Doubling Season isn't universal enough.
@@TheSpiritombsableye true, the same could be said for Craterhoof, Cradle etc. If you are not playing much creatures their worth fastly diminishes.
The fact alone that I will not even consider a token, counters or superfriends deck without it is quite telling
I absolutely love seeing his really positive, well-done advertisement for RayCon in this video where he genuinely seems to love the product. The stark contrast between this and the ridiculously hilarious, over-the-top mockery for the later ads is amazing.
In my opinion, noxious revival deserves at least an honorable mention. It’s great recursion for only one mana at instant speed that’s very flexible as to what it can do.
Karametra's Acolyte
Bow of Nylea
Rancor
Are such unrated cards!
I love Bow of Nylea, makes Samut, Thalia and Mirri very deadly.
@@faerie7dragon yup, it sure does!👍
Rancor, while a staple in Modern probably is too limited for Commander, I guess.
Very good, but not with all green strategies, I've run all three in my old mono green deck but not one in any of my sultai decks
I just recently made a Fynn the fangbearer deck & Bow of Nylea is a win con in it once it comes out it's pretty much game over.
Wilderness reclaimation, Sakura tribe elder, craterhoof, sylvan library
bold of you to assume i have $55 to buy sylvan library ( jk but actually its a great card and is too expensive
My favorite, must-include Green card is Bind, all the way back from Invasion.
{1}{G} "Counter target activated ability. Draw a card."
So many powerful combos (especially ones that go infinite) start or rely upon a single activated ability. This is a must have, with a very low price point!
I was so surprised to learn I instinctively picked many of these cards without knowing
Why Courser instead of Oracle? The Oracle speeds your lands up by giving you the additional possibility to play 2 lands, and Courser only gives you the life-gain and a better body.
Probs the price tag. $5 > $30.
Is that how high Oracle is now? Damn that needs a reprint desperately
Veil of Summer has quickly become a must have in my green decks.
Heroic Intervention is better most of the time in Commander, where the extra mana doesn't usually factor in
I agree that all on this list are amazing and must haves! I especially agree with kodama's reach and cultivate. They're not only in every green deck I have, but in every deck that runs green! They're soooo good!
Looking at these comments I agree as well that there are so many other good green cards, I don't want to exclude them but I am very satisfied over this list. Thank you professor! Your video is only getting me more excited for Commander and the Green Commander pack coming soon! Awesome video!
Glad to see your hair coming in! I am referring to the beard of course! :D Keep up the great MTG content!
i'd say that sylvan library and some of the tutors (defense of the heart, pattern of rebirth, green sun Z, or natural order) should've been in here somewhere.
I think sylvan library needs SOME work to actually do something. It's incredibly powerful, yes but you the rest of your deck still needs to accommodate it in some ways like with shuffle effects or effects that turn card draw into other effects, like the onslaught "words of ...." enchantments. It feels like a card that is really strong only, when the rest of your deck is also really strong (e.g. Fetchlands).
A card like Beastmaster's Bestiary is WAY less powerful because of it's higher and ongoing manacost but it's easier to just put into any green deck, even budget ones. (also, having to shuffle your library less in commander games is kind of a plus in my book.)
But mostly, yeah... all of the cards you mentioned could have easily been on the list.
It's been said already, but I really enjoyed this video and would like to see the same sort of thing for other colours.
Happy Thanksgiving Prof! Thank you for so much quality content. Without you, Rudy, Game Knights and so many others, and your -INSANE- amount of work, Magic would never be where it is now in my
It is great to see you supporting Raycon, Prof. I bought my wife a pair for Christmas and your support makes me more confident that I got her something nice ☺
I would love to see a reprint of Doubling Season
I would rather have a spot for sylvan library in the Green Spellbook
as opposed to what? this video doesnt speculate on what is going to be in the spellbook.
From what I use, Sylvan Library, Selvala HotW, Green Sun Zenith, Dryad Arbor, Craterhoof Behemoth, Garruk Wildspeaker, Beast Within, Triumph of the Horde
I was really happy to see just how many of these green cards I was already running in my decks with green. Will there be lists like this for the other colors too? That would be really fun 🙂
Gaea's cradle is the best, and deserves a reprint! ;)
And crop rotation to get it :)
I was expecting Earthcraft, Survival of the Fittest, Sylvan Library, Nature's Lore, Carpet of Flowers. Maybe Nature's Claim and Noxious Revival or Birthing pod
The look on my friend's face when I cast Heroic Intervention during his mid-eldrasi shenanigans was priceless.
Excellent presentation. Liked the poetic way you put everything. Shows real attention to detail :)
The Great Henge is also a must have
Its such a ridiculous card in creature heavy decks.
Got it out of one of my 3 only eldraine boosters. Put it in my Goreclaw green beast deck straight away. Also pulled that green beangiant and the legendary green giant that get counters on it :D. Super weird, but for some reason my simple stompy deck wins most matches due to ramp i guess
Hoi Hoegaathet Ah just like my father. When he started playing magic he inmedietly went for a green commander deck too. His commander is Ghalta.
it is NOW. that thing is redonk
Absolutly.
no craterhoof or double season?! HERESY but really i really like this, i generally use all of these in my green decks.
I think the point here was useful in all green decks. While those two fit in most, they don't work for all.
Craterhoof doesn't work on decks without wide boards, and double season is usually pointless in most decks without tokens or planeswalkers. Go for less specific cards like Exploration or Mirri's Guile if you want cards that are must-haves for all commanders.
Why do I need a crater hoof in enchantment decks or decks that care about slamming eldrazi? Why do I need doubling season with a deck that has little to no counters or tokens? The cards he listed cast a much wider net that almost any green deck can run and not have performance hurt.
@@snakeman830 sylvan library?
Zendikar Resurgence or Doubling Season or Life From the Loam are all good cards but don't necessarily make the absolute top auto-include staples.
Green Sun's Zenith, Worldly Tutor and Chord of Calling are great tutor effects in green!
I just got back into EDH and I decided to treat myself to a Sylvan Library. Card feels so good to play with.
Incase you're not being sarcastic, you should try pairing it with draw replacement effects like dredge or Abundance etc. Because if you didn't draw it you don't have to put it back
Oracle of Mul Daya needs a reprint more than any other green card, change my mind.
Agreed. My favorite card.
Craterhoof Behemoth!
My list:
- Traverse the Outlands
- Tempt with Discovery
- Primal Rage
- Somberwald Sage
- Hunter's Insight
Somberwal sage is so awesome and underrated!
@@cottontailblue1 Completely agree.
Hunter's insight is a game-winner in my Rafiq deck.
@@drsnake10 Have you tried Hunter's Prowess?
Hey Professor! I'm new to MTG and I really like a lot of the green cards I've seen, but no green deck so far. This video is very helpful to me, thank you!
My personal auto include for ramping in any green deck is Skyshroud Claim because it works very well in multicolored decks where you can tutor for shocklands and put them untapped. It also costs 4 but gives 2 back, making it feel like a 2cmc costed spell sometimes, compared to Cultivate/Kodama which cost 3 and give none back during that turn. Also sadly, the must have in all green decks in my opinion would be Gaea's Cradle, but the price is...
For Asceticism, a fun combo that I don't know anyone would know is dismiss into dream, its just 2 mana zap one of your opponent's creatures, WHILE keeping your shields up
Do you think the prices of these cards you've picked will drop if they are in this new commander product next year?
Some other Suggestions: Rancor - Goreclaw, terror of Qal Sisma - Rhiskar's Expertise - Terastodon (removes 3 planeswalkers for 8 mana) - Burgeoning - Lurking Pedators - Sylvan Library - Season's Past - Constant Mists - Berserk - The great Aurora - See the Unwritten.
Secret Bonus suggestion for green decks with good mana ramp (even mono) - Void Winnower. It was won me countless games, especially when i can just pay 11 by turn 5 or cheat it into the battlefield even earlier.
I have only had and maintained 1 single edh deck since the beginning and that's Omnath Locus of Mana. I always like to check the newest sets for new toys for my omnath.
The reason for only 1 deck is mostly because I'm a very casual player that can't build decks to save my life other than braindead mono green which is just big creatures and so on. That and monetary reasons. Although I'm trying to build the 25€ sen triplets deck but I'm stuck on the fact that sen triplets itself is another 25
my number 1 card in my monogreen is gaea's blessing. it protects against cheeky dimir discard (thanks consuming abberation) and can bring back some good beefy bois if they're necessary for winning
I was like "where's prime t?". Then I remembered.
Actually played with a newer player to EDH a few weeks back who had it in his 99. Our table let him play it because he honestly did not know, but was funny. lol
Oooh, let me guess - Oracle of Mul Daya, Craterhoof Behemoth, Cultivate/Kodama's Reach, Bane of Progress, Yeva, Nature's Herald, Heroic Intervention and, idk, Lorwyn Forest?
Forests aren’t green.
I think you mean dryad arbor with forest
Wow, I was way off. Still, at least I've got some great cards to consider for my deck!
Also, going to throw out Guardian Project as a consideration. Given that Commander's a singleton format, it's basically a 4 CMC enchantment that draws a card whenever you play a creature, and that's pretty damn good.
And I do like Genesis, as a decent alternative to Eternal Witness. You do need to get it into the graveyard, but once there it gives you value all day long.
@@thayersportfolio8866 Neither is Bestiary.
@@thayersportfolio8866 I mean, yes, but green commander decks do usually have a couple of forests in.
Birds of Paradise & the recently printed Gilded Goose are my favorites. Honorable mentions : Defense of the Heart. Tarmogoyf. Lhurgoyf. Questing Beast. Pulse of the Tangle. Magus of the Library/Candelabra. Elvish Piper. Fauna Shaman & Birthing Pod.
you should update this video every year...great job!!
I feel like Lotus Cobra and Craterhoof Behemoth should have been on this list.
Most powerful green card, nature's claim, and all dorks
Krosan grip would like a word
@@benjaminwilliams2859 Nature's claim is probably better. Krosan Grip is of course good but mana efficiency is king.
@@liamfoote7164 They are both top tier, krosan grip having split second is really damn strong tho and that's often worth the extra mana.
@@GamerdevilPro if there is one thing i have learnt playing magic it is that mana costs are super important, even more so than you would think. People talk about how strong ramp is. Playing more mana efficient cards essentially ramp you for free. Counterspell is an extremely good magic card. Cancel is basically never played.
@@liamfoote7164 I agree with you in general but in commander there are some real haymaker cards that you can't answer with Nature's Claim because they just do their stuff in response. Krosan Grip prevents that and it only costs 1 more than the classic naturalize.
Sakura Tribe Elder and Acidic Slime were the only two I thought of not on this list. I know they're not rare or flashy but they get the job done.
Green Sun's Zenith and Primal Command - great to find what you need right away and used again & the latter i love the versatility
Hey sylvan library should be a must include in everyone's commander deck
braw
no birds?
no lannowar or fyndhorn or the other one elves?
no zendikar resurgent?
no exploration?
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that's about it
no oracle of mul daya too
Mirri's Guile and Exploration are two of the cheapest cards to have in a commander (in 2 of the 3 ways).
Mana dorks are not must-haves in all decks.
@@majinvegeta6364 Then you're not primarily green. This isn't what green cards are most useful in 5 color decks.
@@MrLoowiz Nor is Seedborn Muse or (in the post's list) Zendikar's Resurgence.
@@TheSpiritombsableye Right. Sooo...?
I watch ALL of your videos. How did I miss this one in November!!!!? lol! Thanks for doing this cool series. Hope you're doing well in quarantine.
imo:
- Birds of Paradise
- Sylvan Library
- Oracle of Mul'daya
- Kodama's Reach
- Eternal Witness
- Heroic Intervention
- Beast Within (or Krosan Grip)
- Avenger of Zendikar
(or Cultivate)
That's my personal list of 'goes in every damn green deck' list. As far as a good product, Craterhoof Behemoth should be included somewhere as well.
I think there is an even more important card for green: basic forest
Cultivate
Green sun zenith
Oracle of mul daya
Overwhelming stampede
Eternal Witness
Beast within
Craterhoof Behemoth
Genesis Wave
No no no! 6 of those cards are under $10! You people are thinking too small!
@@derekwalter4238 ...so?
@@moonlight2870 SO...! Don't waste reprints on the small stuff. Dream bigger!
@@derekwalter4238
1: take a look at previous spellbook products and ask yourself if I'm the one 'wasting' reprints.
2: this is a list of cards I think should be in most if not all green commander decks, not a list of super expensive cards that need a reprint.
3: if you are not happt, make your own list.
@@moonlight2870 no need to be so defensive, and I did make my own list. It's a bit ambitious, I'll admit, but if I get even just two or three of those I'll be happy.
I’ve always been partial to tutors so my favorite green cards include Chord of Calling, Natural Order, Birthing Pod, Wordly Tutor, and Green Sun’s Zenith. Also high up on my list is Bloom Tender and Zendikar Resurgent
Love the list, but why no Genisis Wave? Best green "tutor" imo
I was very surprised to not see Krosan Grip! It's in every green deck that I build and it's basically considered on the level of an overloaded Cyclonic Rift in my play group. It's the only thing that can stop most infinite combos!
I've also put Song of the Dryads into all of my decks as well. I love telling someone "I see you're in need of land. Would you like help? Cool. Your commander is now a forest."
The fact that Colossal Dreadmaw is not even considered makes me sad.
i would put that in ZERO green decks.
Just bought two pair of Raycons with your link. Needed an anniversary gift! Thanks Prof!!!!
Hey now, don't forget Chord of Calling, a convoke tutor to the battlefield effect is a great way to swing the game in your favor, and it pays for itself if you pull out a seed-born muse with it or do it on an opponents end step.
Prof’s getting his hair back! Is anyone else looking forward to watching his hair grow back, or is it just me? (This is honestly something I never thought I’d be thinking about lol)
every video i watch in TCC is so amazing. Thanks for making such great content!
I loved your top 8 list. As green devotee since the 90s here! Pet cards of mine thats usually an automatic include is the hornet queen and yeva. No one ever sees yeva comming🍀😁
Professor, I love how you have portrayed the cards in green. These cards are so good. I have a mono green Ghalta EDH. I play it religiously and I cant believe I haven't been running the muse! Muse+Yeva is flashy!
Respect the new hair(new to me) and the vest and tie.
Glimpse of Nature is a single green, sorcery speed, whenever you play a creature spell this turn draw a card. It’s incredibly powerful, and in certain archetypes/themes it’s essentially a blue spell. I would also suggest Bind, for 1G, which counters target activated ability and draws a card.
Needed reprints would be
Sylvan library
Craterhood behemoth
Oracle of Mul Daya
Chord of Calling
Avenger of Zendikar
Exploration
Bane of progress
I really loved all the word play you perfectly weaved throughout this video
Survival of the Fittest, Sylvan Library, Birthing Pod, Mana Reflection, Skyshroud Claim (Cause you can fetch out duals and they come in untapped), Greater Good, The Great Henge and Burgeoning/Exploration tied somewhere on the list.
Always enjoy your videos. Green was my first love when I first began playing.
Please do this for all colors! I literally swapped out cards in all my green decks after this
8 Crop Rotation. 7 Worldly Tutor. 6 Eternal Witness. 5 Burgeoning. 4 Oracle of Mul Daya. 3 Defense of the Heart. 2 Avenger of Zendikar. 1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.
Both useful/staples for any green deck and perfect for Commander Green. Even including a possible general choice
This is my fav. TCC vid of all time. Long time Timmy here, also I Champion the Elves as my tribe. I think you hit the nail on the head with this one, for price, availability and necessity. I mean, sure, Gaia' s Cradle should probably be in every green deck, but I Dont even have one if those anymore, and they aren't dropping in price any time soon. My honorable mentions would be Once Upon a Time, Growing Rites of Itlamoc, and perhaps even the OG Planeswalker, Garruk Wildspeaker. Even though I know Green inside and out, you still taught me.something. I feel stupid for not running Kodamas Reach and CultIvate at the same time... Great work Prof!
I'd say Cultivate and Kodama Reach are tied for #3 and Nature's Lore is the true #2. A ramp spell and a better ramp spell, that's green on green.
But honestly, instead of picking two ramp spells, I'd just pick Nature's Lore for number 3 and probably add Crop Rotation in number 2. Green has good tutors and in commander tutoring is crucial. Wordly Tutor and Crop Rotation are green's must haves.
Being able to grab an untapped dual is huge. Personally I like Skyshroud Claim over Kodama/Cultivate for the very same reason.
My personal top 8 of cards I happy to see in my mulligan
8 Arbor Elf
7 Elves of Deep Shadow
6 Avacyn Piligrim
5 Deathrite Shaman
4 Fyndhorn Elves
3 Elvish Mystic
2 Llanowar Elves
1 Birds of Paradise
1 cost mana dorks, probably Bird of Paradise being the best, are a must have for me! I just love them!
Honestly, I love "Into the Wilds", not only because it's a 4 drop enchantment, it allows you to scry the top of your library at beginning of the turn and it allows you to put an additional land on the battlefield each turn if on top of the library.
First of all, amazing video as always prof. Quite surprised with the #1 card, but I can totally agree with it. Courser is one of my favorite cards ever.
Second, I ask of you to please make a video about wizards not shipping Secret Lair products to Brazil. I imagine there are things beyond their control, but we are one of the biggest MTG markets out there. I cannot imagine that they can't at the very least put in the effort to ship these products to Brazil in some way or another. Not selling these products to LGS's is a huge mistake. They keep saying that some products are not for everybody, and I totally agree, but being from Brazil and not being able to acquire them from normal means just feels like I don't even deserve these products. I was so excited to finally get my first copy of Life from the Loam for my favorite EDH deck, but I was so sad when I realized my country is not worthy enough to have these products shipped here.
It's hard to go back to this video, now that Commander Collection Green has actually come out and its price tag was revealed. At least it's like a time capsule for how high peoples' hopes were for how good of a deal it is.
Raycon must have contacted the professor and told him to draw the sarcasm back slightly on the sponsor mention. 😂
(hums innocently)
@@TolarianCommunityCollege lol!!
Gotta keep the lights on!
I'm a huge Defense of the Heart advocate but I recognize where its not entirely a Mono Green staple in and of itself. My favourite usage of it is pulling the pair of Avenger of Zendikar and Purphoros for a massive if not game ending swing,
I hope some of these find their way into Historic Brawl on Arena. Also another Kaladesh staple is Blossoming Defense. I was kind of surprised to not see Once Upon A Time mentioned here as it has a strong reputation these days.
Sylvan advocate, it take advantage of one basic aspect of the green color ramp to improve its stats. Plus it is preaty decent with out it.
I was really hoping Carpet of Flowers would make it onto this list.
@@epicnessbrian5295 Edhrec sadly is a poor source for top lists besides "most popular/value"
Great list! I love running Lurking Predators with all these cards. Not only does all my lands ho on the battlefield but my creatures as well. Leaving my mana open to play spells and abilities.
I've never understood why Harrow doesn't get any more love. Sure you sac a land so it's not technically double ramp but it is great color fixing, puts both land into play untapped AND is instant speed
In no particular order;
Nature's Claim
Eternal Witness
Heroic Intervention
Sylvan Library
Beast Within
Kodama's Reach
Cultivate
Elvish Mystic (as a stand in for the respective 1 power, 1 mana that have no restriction.
Here are some great green cards: Vines of the vastwood, Springbloom druid, Return of the wildspeaker, temur sabertooth, zendikar resurgent, Joraga Treespeaker, krosan grip, wood elves, bind, beast whisperer, shared summons, greater good, and hunter's insight.
Exploration should be in here for sure. G for an extra land on each of your turns is extremely powerful, and is often not going to get removed as quickly or as easily as creatures with similar effects will. The only drawback is the price (its pretty expensive at about 40 dollars).