Sapling of Eventide by Psyga315

Format: Commander

Creator: Psyga315

Commander: Sapling of Colfenor

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 17

Deck overview

This Golgari deck is helmed by Sapling of Colfenor and constructed around a nostalgic Shadowmoor and Eventide block thematic constraint. The core strategy combines hybrid mana permanents, wither mechanics, -1/-1 counters, and tall Golgari beaters. The commander provides an indestructible attacker that occasionally filters high-toughness creatures into hand while offsetting life loss. Without fast mana or tutors, the deck develops on a fair, traditional mana curve, deploying defensive creatures early before transitioning to large threats like Primalcrux, Doomgape, and Altar Golem. Retrace spells such as Worm Harvest and Raven's Crime convert surplus late-game lands into incremental board presence and hand attrition. While flavorfully rich, the strategy trades competitive efficiency for thematic coherence, relying on fair combat to close games across four or more response cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerie Ouphes
  • 1 Altar Golem
  • 1 Antler Skulkin
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, the Extinguisher
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Canker Abomination
  • 1 Cankerous Thirst
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Creakwood Ghoul
  • 1 Creakwood Liege
  • 1 Crumbling Ashes
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deity of Scars
  • 1 Desecrator Hag
  • 1 Doomgape
  • 1 Drain the Well
  • 1 Duskdale Wurm
  • 1 Fang Skulkin
  • 1 Festering Thicket
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Gift of the Deity
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Golgari Rot Farm
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Hag Hedge-Mage
  • 1 Haunted Mire
  • 1 Helix Pinnacle
  • 1 Hissing Quagmire
  • 1 Hoof Skulkin
  • 1 Jawbone Skulkin
  • 1 Jungle Hollow
  • 1 Leering Emblem
  • 1 Lingering Tormentor
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marshdrinker Giant
  • 1 Merrow Bonegnawer
  • 1 Monstrify
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Necroskitter
  • 1 Needle Specter
  • 1 Nettle Sentinel
  • 1 Nightmare Incursion
  • 1 Noxious Hatchling
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Odious Trow
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Phosphorescent Feast
  • 1 Primalcrux
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Quillspike
  • 1 Raven's Crime
  • 1 Regal Force
  • 1 Rendclaw Trow
  • 1 Sapling of Colfenor
  • 1 Savage Conception
  • 1 Scarecrone
  • 1 Shell Skulkin
  • 1 Smoldering Butcher
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soot Imp
  • 1 Soul Reap
  • 1 Soul Snuffers
  • 1 Springjack Pasture
  • 1 Stalker Hag
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Syphon Life
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Talara's Bane
  • 1 Talara's Battalion
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Tilling Treefolk
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Twinblade Slasher
  • 1 Umbra Stalker
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Ward of Bones
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wickerbough Elder
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Woodlurker Mimic
  • 1 Worm Harvest