EDH Optimizer
Landfall Commander decks
Landfall pays you for every land you play, so the deck is full of effects that put extra lands from hand, graveyard or library. With a couple of additional-land-drop effects, a normal turn becomes five triggers.
Cards that define the archetype
Ranked by how much MORE they are played inside the archetype than in the rest of Commander. Generic staples (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet…) fall out for exactly that reason: they are played everywhere equally.
| Card | Commanders | Avg. inclusion | Excess |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scute Swarm | 48 | 50% | +69 pts |
| Evolving Wilds | 50 | 53% | +68 pts |
| Lotus Cobra | 45 | 50% | +66 pts |
| Tireless Provisioner | 48 | 46% | +66 pts |
| Azusa, Lost but Seeking | 44 | 50% | +62 pts |
| Rampaging Baloths | 44 | 51% | +62 pts |
| Fabled Passage | 42 | 48% | +59 pts |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 39 | 53% | +57 pts |
| Avenger of Zendikar | 40 | 49% | +56 pts |
| Harrow | 38 | 52% | +53 pts |
| Ancient Greenwarden | 31 | 47% | +46 pts |
| Oracle of Mul Daya | 32 | 47% | +46 pts |
| Exploration | 31 | 45% | +44 pts |
| Myriad Landscape | 30 | 45% | +39 pts |
| Explore | 29 | 42% | +37 pts |
| Ramunap Excavator | 23 | 49% | +33 pts |
| Dryad of the Ilysian Grove | 19 | 45% | +27 pts |
| Crop Rotation | 19 | 45% | +26 pts |
| Mossborn Hydra | 17 | 42% | +25 pts |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 27 | 44% | +25 pts |
| Ashaya, Soul of the Wild | 18 | 46% | +25 pts |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 16 | 56% | +24 pts |
| Entish Restoration | 18 | 46% | +24 pts |
| Icetill Explorer | 16 | 50% | +22 pts |
| Tatyova, Benthic Druid | 16 | 68% | +20 pts |
| Loot, Exuberant Explorer | 14 | 39% | +19 pts |
| Roiling Regrowth | 13 | 47% | +19 pts |
| Moraug, Fury of Akoum | 12 | 49% | +18 pts |
| Wooded Foothills | 16 | 46% | +17 pts |
| Mina and Denn, Wildborn | 11 | 51% | +16 pts |
Commanders for Landfall
Ranked by how central this archetype is to their decks and by how played each commander is.
By color identity
Green Best cards by color →
Blue · Green Best cards by color →
Red · Green Best cards by color →
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What is the best commander for a Landfall deck?
The most-built commanders for this archetype are Karametra, God of Harvests, Loot, Exuberant Explorer, Flubs, the Fool. EDH Optimizer has the full list of 160 commanders with their recommended cards, ranked by how central Landfall is to their decks.
Which cards are must-haves in a Landfall deck?
The three most characteristic are Scute Swarm, Evolving Wilds, Lotus Cobra. They are not the most-played cards in the format, but the ones that appear far more inside this archetype than in the rest of Commander — which is what actually makes them essential here.
What colors is Landfall played in?
The most common color identities are Green, Blue · Green, Red · Green. The "By color identity" section groups the commanders and links to the best cards for each combination.
How much does a Landfall deck cost?
It depends on the price cap PER CARD you set. Each commander page lists the best cards in three tiers (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.