Yorvo by jaliandre

Format: Commander

Commander: Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mono-Green Stompy strategy centered around Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig and +1/+1 counter synergy. It uses efficient 1-mana and 2-mana ramp spells to cast Yorvo ahead of schedule on Turn 2. Once the commander is established, the deck leverages counter multipliers such as Hardened Scales, Branching Evolution, and Doubling Season to accelerate creature power. It refills its hand using engines that trigger whenever high-power creatures enter the battlefield, such as Garruk's Uprising, Elemental Bond, and The Great Henge. Lethal damage is delivered through massive trample and stat-doubling effects like Overwhelming Stampede and Unnatural Growth, allowing the deck to overwhelm the table in combat around Turn 6. While vulnerable to early board wipes and light on stack interaction, the deck presents exceptional physical combat velocity and high creature redundancy.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arasta of the Endless Web
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arwen, Weaver of Hope
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Branching Evolution
  • 1 Castle Garenbrig
  • 1 Champion of Lambholt
  • 1 Court of Garenbrig
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Defiler of Vigor
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Duskshell Crawler
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Evolution Sage
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 30 Forest
  • 1 Forgotten Ancient
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Gift
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Garruk, Primal Hunter
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hunter's Talent
  • 1 Ilysian Caryatid
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Iridescent Hornbeetle
  • 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes
  • 1 Karametra's Acolyte
  • 1 Kodama of the West Tree
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Loyal Guardian
  • 1 Managorger Hydra
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Ram Through
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reclamation Sage
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhonas's Monument
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scavenging Ooze
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Skullspore Nexus
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Unnatural Growth
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Wildwood Scourge
  • 1 Yorvo, Lord of Garenbrig