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Doran, Besieged by Time
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid · 1WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Doran, Besieged by Time is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Each creature spell you cast with toughness greater than its power costs {1} less to cast.
Whenever a creature you control attacks or blocks, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the difference between its power and toughness.
Reference price of the card: €0.51
Average lands in decks for Doran, Besieged by Time: 36
Toughness MattersTreefolkDefendersAggroLifegainMidrange+1/+1 CountersRamp
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: D (43/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed43
- Interaction52
- Resilience76
- Closing3
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 1 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Great Forest Druid · Swords to Plowshares · Assault Formation · Doran, the Siege Tower · Felothar the Steadfast · Jaws of Defeat · Indomitable Ancients · Bedrock Tortoise · Betor, Kin to All · Ancient Lumberknot · Arbor Adherent · Colfenor, the Last Yew · Farseek · Tower Defense · Fecund Greenshell · Ghalta the Immovable · Path to Exile · Tree of Perdition · Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper · Baldin, Century Herdmaster · Fangorn, Tree Shepherd · Cultivate · Sapling of Colfenor · The Walls of Ba Sing Se · Brave the Sands · Last March of the Ents · Nature's Lore · Treefolk Harbinger · Faeburrow Elder · Rampant Growth · Slaughter the Strong · Tree of Redemption · Assassin's Trophy · Sylvan Caryatid · Anguished Unmaking · Ohran Frostfang · Heroic Intervention · Stoneskin · Treebeard, Gracious Host · Arboreal Grazer · Crashing Drawbridge · Crystal Barricade · Primal Rage · Fell the Mighty · Unnatural Growth · Bosk Banneret · Sapling Nursery · Ancient Adamantoise · Three Visits · Huatli, the Sun's Heart · Swiftfoot Boots · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Reunion of the House · Sinister Gnarlbark · Weathered Sentinels · Colfenor's Urn · Beast Within · Expel the Interlopers · Timber Protector · Wall of Blossoms · Birds of Paradise · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Sandsteppe Citadel · Exotic Orchard · Sunpetal Grove · Isolated Chapel · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Canopy Vista · Godless Shrine · Indatha Triome · Overgrown Farmland · Path of Ancestry · Bojuka Bog · Murmuring Bosk · Undergrowth Stadium · Access Tunnel · Evolving Wilds · Windswept Heath · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Bountiful Promenade · Deceptive Landscape · Llanowar Wastes · Verdant Catacombs · Brushland · Marsh Flats
🃏 Recommended cards for Doran, Besieged by Time
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doran, Besieged by Time, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Great Forest Druid | 72% | +61% |
| Felothar the Steadfast | 63% | +54% |
| Doran, the Siege Tower | 64% | +54% |
| Assault Formation | 64% | +49% |
| Ancient Lumberknot | 55% | +49% |
| Bedrock Tortoise | 60% | +48% |
| Indomitable Ancients | 61% | +48% |
| Jaws of Defeat | 62% | +46% |
| Colfenor, the Last Yew | 53% | +46% |
| Fangorn, Tree Shepherd | 48% | +44% |
| Betor, Kin to All | 56% | +44% |
| Fecund Greenshell | 51% | +40% |
| Tower Defense | 53% | +40% |
| Ghalta the Immovable | 50% | +40% |
| Arbor Adherent | 55% | +39% |
| Sapling of Colfenor | 46% | +38% |
| Tree of Perdition | 50% | +37% |
| Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper | 49% | +37% |
| Baldin, Century Herdmaster | 48% | +37% |
| Treefolk Harbinger | 41% | +37% |
| Brave the Sands | 42% | +34% |
| Last March of the Ents | 41% | +33% |
| The Walls of Ba Sing Se | 43% | +30% |
| Primal Rage | 33% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Doran, Besieged by Time deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Great Forest Druid
- Felothar the Steadfast
- Assault Formation
- Ancient Lumberknot
- Bedrock Tortoise
- Indomitable Ancients
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Doran, the Siege Tower
- Betor, Kin to All
- Arbor Adherent
- Sapling of Colfenor
- Tree of Perdition
- Treefolk Harbinger
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Last March of the Ents
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se
- Timber Protector
- Akroma's Will
- Chronicle of Victory
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doran, Besieged by Time
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Rosie Cotton of South Lane + Scurry Oak → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Swords to Plowshares + Jumbo Cactuar → Near-infinite lifegain
- Jumbo Cactuar + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Near-infinite colored mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doran, Besieged by Time's color identity?
Doran, Besieged by Time is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Doran, Besieged by Time come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doran, Besieged by Time deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: D (43/100).
How many lands should a Doran, Besieged by Time deck run?
Real Doran, Besieged by Time decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Doran, Besieged by Time?
The three highest-synergy cards are Great Forest Druid, Felothar the Steadfast, Doran, the Siege Tower. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doran, Besieged by Time decks.
What combos does Doran, Besieged by Time have?
Doran, Besieged by Time has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Doran, Besieged by Time deck cost?
You can start cheap: Great Forest Druid, Felothar the Steadfast, Assault Formation are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.