EDH Optimizer
The best green cards for Commander
Green has the best ramp in the format and the biggest creatures per mana, plus creature and land tutors. Its blind spots are catch-all removal and wipes: almost everything it does needs creatures on the battlefield.
Most played
Percentage of decks in this color identity that run them, according to EDHREC, with their reference price.
| Card | Played in | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivate | 42% | €0.30 | Sorcery |
| Farseek | 36% | €0.67 | Sorcery |
| Beast Within | 33% | €0.56 | Instant |
| Nature's Lore | 32% | €2.11 | Sorcery |
| Rampant Growth | 32% | €0.19 | Sorcery |
| Heroic Intervention | 31% | €7.22 | Instant |
| Birds of Paradise | 28% | €3.00 | Creature |
| Kodama's Reach | 26% | €0.84 | Sorcery |
| Three Visits | 24% | €4.57 | Sorcery |
| Llanowar Elves | 21% | €0.16 | Creature |
| Boseiju, Who Endures | 19% | €35.18 | Land |
| Garruk's Uprising | 17% | €0.46 | Enchantment |
| Elvish Mystic | 16% | €0.30 | Creature |
| Eternal Witness | 16% | €0.74 | Creature |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 16% | €0.21 | Creature |
| Worldly Tutor | 12% | €17.30 | Instant |
| Delighted Halfling | 12% | €18.84 | Creature |
| Hardened Scales | 11% | €1.85 | Enchantment |
| Tireless Provisioner | 11% | €1.92 | Creature |
| Return of the Wildspeaker | 11% | €0.95 | Instant |
| Wild Growth | 10% | €0.37 | Enchantment |
| Crop Rotation | 10% | €3.50 | Instant |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 10% | €1.61 | Creature |
| Beast Whisperer | 10% | €5.13 | Creature |
| Doubling Season | 10% | €18.73 | Enchantment |
| Mosswort Bridge | 10% | €0.27 | Land |
| Harrow | 9% | €0.19 | Instant |
| Explore | 9% | €0.15 | Sorcery |
| Scute Swarm | 9% | €5.99 | Creature |
| Bloom Tender | 9% | €12.19 | Creature |
| Sylvan Library | 9% | €22.84 | Enchantment |
| The Great Henge | 9% | €42.17 | Artifact |
| Rishkar's Expertise | 9% | €1.63 | Sorcery |
| Harmonize | 8% | €0.10 | Sorcery |
| Exploration | 8% | €25.38 | Enchantment |
| Lotus Cobra | 8% | €5.56 | Creature |
| Seedborn Muse | 8% | €8.56 | Creature |
| Inspiring Call | 8% | €0.33 | Instant |
| Skyshroud Claim | 8% | €0.91 | Sorcery |
| Guardian Project | 8% | €10.96 | Enchantment |
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
By role in the deck
The same list, split by what each card actually does. That is the order to build in: cover the roles first, tune afterwards.
Best ramp cards in green
Cultivate · €0.30 Farseek · €0.67 Nature's Lore · €2.11 Rampant Growth · €0.19 Birds of Paradise · €3.00 Kodama's Reach · €0.84 Three Visits · €4.57 Llanowar Elves · €0.16 Elvish Mystic · €0.30 Sakura-Tribe Elder · €0.21 Delighted Halfling · €18.84 Tireless Provisioner · €1.92
Best card draw in green
Garruk's Uprising · €0.46 Return of the Wildspeaker · €0.95 Beast Whisperer · €5.13 Explore · €0.15 Sylvan Library · €22.84 Rishkar's Expertise · €1.63 Harmonize · €0.10 Inspiring Call · €0.33 Guardian Project · €10.96 Shamanic Revelation · €0.67 Toski, Bearer of Secrets · €3.88 Ohran Frostfang · €4.93
Best removal spells in green
Beast Within · €0.56 Boseiju, Who Endures · €35.18 Reclamation Sage · €0.12 Nature's Claim · €0.47 Krosan Grip · €0.44 Archdruid's Charm · €4.17 Haywire Mite · €0.66 Return to Nature · €0.05 Collective Resistance · €1.87 Kenrith's Transformation · €0.68 Bushwhack · €0.12 Ram Through · €0.33
Best tutors in green
Worldly Tutor · €17.30 Crop Rotation · €3.50 Finale of Devastation · €21.43 Chord of Calling · €4.15 Green Sun's Zenith · €18.72 Nature's Rhythm · €3.78 Eldritch Evolution · €2.11 Sylvan Scrying · €0.18 Defense of the Heart · €6.73 Birthing Pod · €10.87 Natural Order · €13.96 Kindred Summons · €1.56
Best recursion cards in green
Eternal Witness · €0.74 Shifting Woodland · €5.53 Six · €4.74 Noxious Revival · €4.06 Conduit of Worlds · €1.39 Life from the Loam · €4.53 Exploration Broodship · €2.96 Regrowth · €0.16 Unnatural Restoration · €0.60 Peerless Recycling · €0.16 Dodgy Jalopy · €0.18 Earthrumbler · €0.11
Best protection cards in green
Heroic Intervention · €7.22 Seedborn Muse · €8.56 Snakeskin Veil · €0.09 Tamiyo's Safekeeping · €3.95 Veil of Summer · €3.17 Fog · €0.15 Tyvar's Stand · €0.81 Sylvan Safekeeper · €7.14 Asceticism · €4.97 Origin of Metalbending · €0.19 Gaea's Gift · €0.77 Overprotect · €1.45
Best lands in green
Mosswort Bridge · €0.27 Evendo, Waking Haven · €13.50 Ba Sing Se · €4.91 Dryad Arbor · €2.26 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · €0.42 The Shire · €1.65 Thriving Grove · €0.08 Tranquil Thicket · €0.08 Tree of Tales · €0.95 Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar · €7.42 Manor Gate · €1.77 Vivid Grove · €0.16
Great and cheap
Heavily played cards under €2. Coming from a precon, this is the best value per euro you will find.
| Card | Played in | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivate | 42% | €0.30 | Sorcery |
| Farseek | 36% | €0.67 | Sorcery |
| Beast Within | 33% | €0.56 | Instant |
| Rampant Growth | 32% | €0.19 | Sorcery |
| Kodama's Reach | 26% | €0.84 | Sorcery |
| Llanowar Elves | 21% | €0.16 | Creature |
| Garruk's Uprising | 17% | €0.46 | Enchantment |
| Elvish Mystic | 16% | €0.30 | Creature |
| Eternal Witness | 16% | €0.74 | Creature |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 16% | €0.21 | Creature |
| Hardened Scales | 11% | €1.85 | Enchantment |
| Tireless Provisioner | 11% | €1.92 | Creature |
| Return of the Wildspeaker | 11% | €0.95 | Instant |
| Wild Growth | 10% | €0.37 | Enchantment |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 10% | €1.61 | Creature |
Commanders in this identity
Each one with its recommended cards and known combos.
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What are the best green cards for Commander?
The three most played right now are Cultivate, Farseek, Beast Within. This page lists the top 40 with their real inclusion rate and price, plus the breakdown by role.
How much ramp does a green deck need?
The most common picks are Cultivate, Farseek, Nature's Lore. As a reference, a balanced Commander deck runs 8 to 12 ramp sources on top of its 36-38 lands; paste your list into EDH Optimizer and we tell you how many you have and whether that fits your curve.
Which cheap green cards are worth it?
Under €2, Cultivate, Farseek, Beast Within stand out. The "Great and cheap" section on this page has the full list, ranked by how much they are played.
Can I play any green card in my deck?
Only if its color identity fits inside your commander's: in Commander both mana cost symbols and rules text symbols count. EDH Optimizer automatically flags cards that fall outside your commander's identity.