45. Selesnya Treebeard by Lamont

Format: Commander

Commander: Treebeard, Gracious Host

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Selesnya lifegain and counters strategy centered around Treebeard, Gracious Host. The game plan deploys ramp in the opening turns to resolve Treebeard on Turn 4, immediately generating two Food tokens. On Turn 5, cracking Food or casting efficient lifegain spells triggers Treebeard to place +1/+1 counters onto himself, rapidly inflating his power while utilizing his built-in trample and ward {2}. The deck seeks to eliminate opponents one by one via lethal commander combat damage, bolstered by lifelink synergies that turn dealt damage into exponential counter growth. While the list lacks infinite combos and burst card draw, it compensates with an exceptionally dense reactive protection suite featuring totem armor, phase-out effects, and 1-mana indestructible spells to keep its primary threat alive across multiple combat cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Abzan Falconer
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Alpha Authority
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bear Umbra
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blighted Steppe
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Cover
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Case of the Uneaten Feast
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Daily Bugle Building
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Emergency Eject
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Feed the Clan
  • 1 Felidar Umbra
  • 10 Forest
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Germinate Recruits
  • 1 Gideon's Sacrifice
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Huatli, the Sun's Heart
  • 1 Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn
  • 1 Keen Sense
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leonardo, Cutting Edge
  • 1 Level Up
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Moon-Blessed Cleric
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
  • 1 Ossification
  • 1 Pia, Aether Ascetic
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Practiced Offense
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rune of Sustenance
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sam, Loyal Attendant
  • 1 Season of Growth
  • 1 Seismic Tutelage
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Sheltering Word
  • 1 Shielded by Faith
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Spirit Link
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
  • 1 Study the Classics
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temple of Plenty
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Earth Crystal
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Treebeard, Gracious Host
  • 1 Treefolk Umbra
  • 1 Tyvar's Stand
  • 1 Vigorbloom Charm
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Winds of Rath