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Emissary Green
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor · 4G
Color identity: Green
Emissary Green is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Emissary Green attacks, starting with you, each player votes for profit or security. You create a number of Treasure tokens equal to twice the number of profit votes. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on each creature you control equal to the number of security votes.
Reference price of the card: €0.45
Average lands in decks for Emissary Green: 34
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Build your Emissary Green deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Emissary Green 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Emissary Green 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed57
- Interaction39
- Resilience77
- Closing69
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Forest)
Sol Ring · Inspiring Call · Hardened Scales · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Beast Within · Llanowar Elves · Cultivate · Branching Evolution · Champion of Lambholt · Emerald Medallion · Elvish Mystic · Evolution Witness · Garruk's Uprising · Forgotten Ancient · Gyre Sage · Heroic Intervention · Rampant Growth · Beast Whisperer · Kalonian Hydra · Kodama's Reach · The Earth Crystal · Doubling Season · Swiftfoot Boots · Arcane Signet · Terrasymbiosis · Incubation Druid · Kodama of the West Tree · Nature's Lore · Warden of the Grove · Academy Manufactor · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Arwen, Weaver of Hope · Loyal Guardian · Managorger Hydra · Defiler of Vigor · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Rishkar's Expertise · Armorcraft Judge · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Evolution Sage · Fyndhorn Elves · Innkeeper's Talent · Model of Unity · The Great Henge · Three Visits · Ouroboroid · Surrak and Goreclaw · Ezuri's Predation · Lightning Greaves · Tribute to the World Tree · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Renata, Called to the Hunt · Snakeskin Veil · The Ozolith · Archdruid's Charm · Goldvein Hydra · Krosan Grip · Ram Through · Rampant Rejuvenator · Vigor · Stocking the Pantry · Duskshell Crawler · Loading Zone · Quilled Greatwurm · Rogue's Passage · Mosswort Bridge · Reliquary Tower · Castle Garenbrig · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Karn's Bastion · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Boseiju, Who Endures · Myriad Landscape · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Emissary Green
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Emissary Green, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Inspiring Call | 72% | +59% |
| Kami of Whispered Hopes | 66% | +58% |
| Hardened Scales | 69% | +55% |
| Evolution Witness | 54% | +50% |
| Gyre Sage | 53% | +47% |
| Champion of Lambholt | 57% | +47% |
| Branching Evolution | 57% | +46% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 53% | +42% |
| Academy Manufactor | 42% | +40% |
| Kalonian Hydra | 47% | +40% |
| Warden of the Grove | 43% | +39% |
| Arwen, Weaver of Hope | 41% | +38% |
| Incubation Druid | 43% | +38% |
| Kodama of the West Tree | 43% | +36% |
| Loyal Guardian | 39% | +36% |
| Terrasymbiosis | 45% | +35% |
| Model of Unity | 35% | +35% |
| Armorcraft Judge | 37% | +34% |
| Doubling Season | 46% | +32% |
| Ozolith, the Shattered Spire | 38% | +31% |
| Managorger Hydra | 39% | +30% |
| The Earth Crystal | 47% | +30% |
| Rishkar, Peema Renegade | 36% | +30% |
| Innkeeper's Talent | 35% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Emissary Green 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.
- Inspiring Call
- Hardened Scales
- Evolution Witness
- Gyre Sage
- Forgotten Ancient
- Warden of the Grove
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Champion of Lambholt
- Branching Evolution
- Academy Manufactor
- Kalonian Hydra
- Arwen, Weaver of Hope
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Doubling Season
- Ouroboroid
- The Ozolith
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Emissary Green
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Umbral Mantle + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite colored mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Herd Baloth + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Emissary Green's color identity?
Emissary Green is green: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Emissary Green come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Emissary Green deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Emissary Green deck run?
Real Emissary Green decks run 34 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 Emissary Green?
The three highest-synergy cards are Inspiring Call, Kami of Whispered Hopes, Hardened Scales. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Emissary Green decks.
What combos does Emissary Green have?
Emissary Green has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Emissary Green deck cost?
You can start cheap: Inspiring Call, Hardened Scales, Evolution Witness 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.