Yedora, Grave Gardener by Hellaluyeah

Format: Commander

Commander: Yedora, Grave Gardener

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This mono-green deck is commanded by Yedora, Grave Gardener and focuses on turning lands into resilient beaters through earthbending, morph mechanics, and land animation. Early turns establish a strong mana base with 1-drop mana elves and land-fetchers. On Turn 4, Yedora enters to provide an insurance policy that transforms dying nontoken creatures into Forest lands, triggering landfall and preserving mana acceleration. The midgame develops large boards through Avatar mechanics like Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender, Toph, Earthbending Master, and Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender, alongside value morphs like Den Protector and Ainok Survivalist. Games conclude around Turn 6 or 7 using overwhelming overrun effects from Kamahl, Heart of Krosa, Nissa, Ascended Animist, or an entwined Rude Awakening, crashing through opposing defenses with massive trampling land armies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ainok Survivalist
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster
  • 1 Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender
  • 1 Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bumi, Eclectic Earthbender
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Crawling Barrens
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Deathmist Raptor
  • 1 Defiler of Vigor
  • 1 Den Protector
  • 1 Dryad Arbor
  • 1 Earthbender Ascension
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Experiment Twelve
  • 1 Fecundity
  • 1 Flourishing Bloom-Kin
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 24 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Gift
  • 1 Gardenize
  • 1 Garruk Wildspeaker
  • 1 Garruk, Curse Breaker
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Hauntwoods Shrieker
  • 1 Hooded Hydra
  • 1 Hunter's Insight
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop
  • 1 Kamahl's Will
  • 1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
  • 1 Kamahl, Heart of Krosa
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Meltstrider Eulogist
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Nervous Gardener
  • 1 Nissa, Ascended Animist
  • 1 Nissa, Who Shakes the World
  • 1 Nissa, Worldwaker
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Quirion Ranger
  • 1 Rockalanche
  • 1 Roiling Canopy
  • 1 Rude Awakening
  • 1 Rumble Arena
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scryb Ranger
  • 1 Simulacrum Shaper
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Solid Ground
  • 1 Soul of the Harvest
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 1 Summon: Titan
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Threats Around Every Corner
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Toph, Earthbending Master
  • 1 Toph, the Blind Bandit
  • 1 Trash the Town
  • 1 Treetop Village
  • 1 Valgavoth's Onslaught
  • 1 Verdant Kraken
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Yavimaya Elder
  • 1 Yedora, Grave Gardener
  • 1 Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis // Lasting Fayth