EDH Optimizer
Doran, the Siege Tower
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman · WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Doran, the Siege Tower is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Reference price of the card: €3.56
Average lands in decks for Doran, the Siege Tower: 36
Toughness MattersTreefolkDefendersLifegainAggroMidrangeRampVoltron
Build your Doran, the Siege Tower deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Doran, the Siege Tower 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Doran, the Siege Tower deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C (50/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed42
- Interaction43
- Resilience77
- Closing39
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 2 Swamp, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Sapling of Colfenor · Colfenor, the Last Yew · Indomitable Ancients · Treefolk Harbinger · Arcane Signet · Fangorn, Tree Shepherd · Tower Defense · Bosk Banneret · Doran, Besieged by Time · Cultivate · Timber Protector · Behind the Scenes · Faeburrow Elder · Leaf-Crowned Elder · Stoneskin · Swords to Plowshares · Assault Formation · Ancient Lumberknot · Treebeard, Gracious Host · Last March of the Ents · Orchard Warden · Great Forest Druid · Farseek · Rampant Growth · Tree of Perdition · Unstoppable Ash · Path to Exile · Quickbeam, Upstart Ent · Bedrock Tortoise · Brave the Sands · Fell the Mighty · Kodama's Reach · Dauntless Dourbark · Ulvenwald Observer · Black Poplar Shaman · Slagwurm Armor · Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper · Nature's Lore · Abzan Beastmaster · Nemata, Primeval Warden · Magnigoth Treefolk · Trostani, Selesnya's Voice · Huatli, the Sun's Heart · Putrefy · Wave of Reckoning · Heroic Intervention · Sapling Nursery · Dormant Grove // Gnarled Grovestrider · Spidersilk Armor · Fecund Greenshell · Primal Rage · Reach of Branches · Seedguide Ash · Abzan Charm · Dusk // Dawn · Heartwood Storyteller · Mortify · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Swiftfoot Boots · Tree of Redemption · Verdeloth the Ancient · Assassin's Trophy · Command Tower · Murmuring Bosk · Sandsteppe Citadel · Canopy Vista · Woodland Cemetery · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Sunpetal Grove · Overgrown Tomb · Temple Garden · Indatha Triome · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Godless Shrine · Isolated Chapel · Evolving Wilds · Bojuka Bog · Access Tunnel · Windswept Heath · Deceptive Landscape · Verdant Catacombs · Bountiful Promenade · Llanowar Wastes · Marsh Flats · Rogue's Passage · Undergrowth Stadium · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Doran, the Siege Tower
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Doran, the Siege Tower, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sapling of Colfenor | 76% | +68% |
| Colfenor, the Last Yew | 73% | +65% |
| Treefolk Harbinger | 69% | +65% |
| Fangorn, Tree Shepherd | 68% | +64% |
| Bosk Banneret | 65% | +62% |
| Indomitable Ancients | 70% | +57% |
| Timber Protector | 60% | +57% |
| Leaf-Crowned Elder | 58% | +56% |
| Tower Defense | 67% | +53% |
| Doran, Besieged by Time | 63% | +53% |
| Stoneskin | 58% | +50% |
| Orchard Warden | 52% | +49% |
| Behind the Scenes | 58% | +47% |
| Ancient Lumberknot | 54% | +47% |
| Unstoppable Ash | 49% | +47% |
| Murmuring Bosk | 63% | +45% |
| Quickbeam, Upstart Ent | 46% | +44% |
| Last March of the Ents | 52% | +44% |
| Faeburrow Elder | 58% | +44% |
| Assault Formation | 56% | +42% |
| Ulvenwald Observer | 43% | +41% |
| Dauntless Dourbark | 43% | +41% |
| Black Poplar Shaman | 42% | +41% |
| Treebeard, Gracious Host | 54% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Doran, the Siege Tower 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.
- Colfenor, the Last Yew
- Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
- Bosk Banneret
- Indomitable Ancients
- Leaf-Crowned Elder
- Tower Defense
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Sapling of Colfenor
- Treefolk Harbinger
- Stoneskin
- Treebeard, Gracious Host
- Tree of Perdition
- Primal Rage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Timber Protector
- Last March of the Ents
- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se
- Urza's Incubator
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Doran, the Siege Tower
- 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
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Peregrin Took + Experimental Confectioner → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite creature ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Doran, the Siege Tower's color identity?
Doran, the Siege Tower 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, the Siege Tower come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Doran, the Siege Tower deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 39 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Doran, the Siege Tower deck run?
Real Doran, the Siege Tower 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, the Siege Tower?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sapling of Colfenor, Colfenor, the Last Yew, Treefolk Harbinger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Doran, the Siege Tower decks.
What combos does Doran, the Siege Tower have?
Doran, the Siege Tower 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, the Siege Tower deck cost?
You can start cheap: Colfenor, the Last Yew, Fangorn, Tree Shepherd, Bosk Banneret 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.