EDH Optimizer
Emmara Tandris
Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman · 5GW
Color identity: Green · White · Selesnya
Emmara Tandris is Selesnya (green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creature tokens you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Emmara Tandris: 34
TokensPopulateElvesRamp+1/+1 CountersAdventuresLifegainMonarch
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🛠️ Build a deck for Emmara Tandris 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Emmara Tandris 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+ (58/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed58
- Interaction34
- Resilience71
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (17 nonbasic, 8 Plains, 9 Forest)
Sol Ring · Intangible Virtue · Sundering Growth · Growing Ranks · Arcane Signet · Second Harvest · Cultivate · Druid's Deliverance · Trostani, Selesnya's Voice · Wayfaring Temple · Hour of Reckoning · Rootborn Defenses · Queen Allenal of Ruadach · Rampant Growth · Doubling Season · March of the Multitudes · Emmara, Soul of the Accord · Parallel Lives · Rhys the Redeemed · Avacyn's Pilgrim · Path to Exile · Swords to Plowshares · Arasta of the Endless Web · Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage · Anointed Procession · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Elspeth, Sun's Champion · Maja, Bretagard Protector · Llanowar Elves · Aura Mutation · Elvish Mystic · King Darien XLVIII · Trostani's Summoner · White Sun's Zenith · Cadira, Caller of the Small · Felidar Retreat · Heroic Intervention · Idol of Oblivion · Phantom General · Selesnya Signet · Camaraderie · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Trostani Discordant · Beastmaster Ascension · Collective Blessing · Kodama's Reach · Mentor of the Meek · Mirari's Wake · Cathars' Crusade · Halo Fountain · Rampaging Baloths · Beast Within · Commander's Sphere · Farseek · Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization · Scute Swarm · Voice of Resurgence · Cryptolith Rite · Harvest Season · Hornet Queen · Advent of the Wurm · Battle for Bretagard · Champion of Lambholt · Overrun · Soul Warden · Command Tower · Canopy Vista · Blossoming Sands · Selesnya Sanctuary · Evolving Wilds · Selesnya Guildgate · Sunpetal Grove · Reliquary Tower · Fortified Village · Temple of Plenty · Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree · Overgrown Farmland · Graypelt Refuge · Temple Garden · Sungrass Prairie · Terramorphic Expanse · Grove of the Guardian
🃏 Recommended cards for Emmara Tandris
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Emmara Tandris, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible Virtue | 63% | +55% |
| Growing Ranks | 55% | +50% |
| Sundering Growth | 56% | +47% |
| Druid's Deliverance | 50% | +47% |
| Wayfaring Temple | 47% | +45% |
| Trostani, Selesnya's Voice | 48% | +43% |
| Second Harvest | 51% | +42% |
| Queen Allenal of Ruadach | 43% | +37% |
| Emmara, Soul of the Accord | 39% | +36% |
| Hour of Reckoning | 45% | +36% |
| Rootborn Defenses | 45% | +36% |
| Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage | 36% | +35% |
| Rhys the Redeemed | 38% | +33% |
| March of the Multitudes | 40% | +32% |
| Arasta of the Endless Web | 36% | +31% |
| Trostani's Summoner | 30% | +29% |
| Parallel Lives | 39% | +29% |
| Jaheira, Friend of the Forest | 34% | +28% |
| Selesnya Guildgate | 34% | +28% |
| Phantom General | 28% | +28% |
| Elspeth, Sun's Champion | 33% | +27% |
| White Sun's Zenith | 30% | +25% |
| Anointed Procession | 34% | +25% |
| Maja, Bretagard Protector | 33% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Emmara Tandris 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.
- Intangible Virtue
- Growing Ranks
- Sundering Growth
- Druid's Deliverance
- Wayfaring Temple
- Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Second Harvest
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Halo Fountain
- Scute Swarm
- Cryptolith Rite
- Song of the Worldsoul
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Parallel Lives
- Anointed Procession
- Doubling Season
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Circle of Dreams Druid
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Emmara Tandris
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Umbral Mantle + Priest of Titania → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Emmara Tandris's color identity?
Emmara Tandris is Selesnya (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 Emmara Tandris come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Emmara Tandris deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 72 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Emmara Tandris deck run?
Real Emmara Tandris 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 Emmara Tandris?
The three highest-synergy cards are Intangible Virtue, Growing Ranks, Sundering Growth. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Emmara Tandris decks.
What combos does Emmara Tandris have?
Emmara Tandris has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Emmara Tandris deck cost?
You can start cheap: Intangible Virtue, Growing Ranks, Sundering Growth 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.