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Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Legendary Creature — Treefolk · 4GGG
Color identity: Green
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Treefolk you control have vigilance.
Whenever one or more Treefolk you control attack, add twice that much {G}.
You don't lose unspent green mana as steps and phases end.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Fangorn, Tree Shepherd: 36
TreefolkRampBig ManaLands Matter+1/+1 CountersStompyAggroEnchantress
Build your Fangorn, Tree Shepherd deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Fangorn, Tree Shepherd 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Fangorn, Tree Shepherd deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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 (56/100)
- Consistency94
- Speed51
- Interaction27
- Resilience74
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Forest)
Bosk Banneret · Quickbeam, Upstart Ent · Kalonian Twingrove · Dungrove Elder · Orchard Warden · Dauntless Dourbark · Leaf-Crowned Elder · Treefolk Harbinger · Timber Protector · Garruk's Uprising · Sapling Nursery · Woodfall Primus · Cultivate · Entish Restoration · Yedora, Grave Gardener · Sol Ring · Ulvenwald Observer · Seedguide Ash · Verdeloth the Ancient · Last March of the Ents · Great Forest Druid · Shriekwood Devourer · Great Oak Guardian · Everbark Shaman · Kodama's Reach · Emerald Medallion · Rampant Growth · Lignify · Battlewand Oak · Beast Within · Heartwood Storyteller · Rootless Yew · Nature's Lore · Reach of Branches · Ghastbark Twins · Ezzaroot Channeler · Generous Ent · Wickerbough Elder · Unstoppable Ash · Tend the Sprigs · Heroic Intervention · Rootgrapple · Six · Skyshroud Claim · Unnatural Growth · Up the Beanstalk · Rhonas's Monument · Scurry Oak · Return of the Wildspeaker · Assemble the Entmoot · Realmwalker · Three Visits · Tribute to the World Tree · Wrenn and Seven · Herald's Horn · Ghoultree · Rishkar's Expertise · The Great Henge · Arcane Signet · Harmonize · Timberland Ancient · Genesis Wave · Assault Formation · Mosswort Bridge · Path of Ancestry · Castle Garenbrig · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Reliquary Tower · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Rogue's Passage · Three Tree City · Boseiju, Who Endures
🃏 Recommended cards for Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Fangorn, Tree Shepherd, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bosk Banneret | 93% | +92% |
| Quickbeam, Upstart Ent | 90% | +89% |
| Kalonian Twingrove | 88% | +86% |
| Dungrove Elder | 87% | +85% |
| Orchard Warden | 85% | +84% |
| Leaf-Crowned Elder | 84% | +83% |
| Dauntless Dourbark | 84% | +83% |
| Treefolk Harbinger | 82% | +81% |
| Timber Protector | 78% | +77% |
| Woodfall Primus | 75% | +72% |
| Ulvenwald Observer | 72% | +71% |
| Yedora, Grave Gardener | 73% | +70% |
| Seedguide Ash | 71% | +70% |
| Verdeloth the Ancient | 71% | +69% |
| Sapling Nursery | 75% | +68% |
| Great Forest Druid | 66% | +65% |
| Shriekwood Devourer | 65% | +63% |
| Everbark Shaman | 62% | +62% |
| Great Oak Guardian | 63% | +60% |
| Last March of the Ents | 69% | +58% |
| Rootless Yew | 58% | +57% |
| Battlewand Oak | 58% | +57% |
| Heartwood Storyteller | 58% | +56% |
| Entish Restoration | 73% | +56% |
💰 The best cards for your Fangorn, Tree Shepherd 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.
- Bosk Banneret
- Quickbeam, Upstart Ent
- Kalonian Twingrove
- Dungrove Elder
- Orchard Warden
- Dauntless Dourbark
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Leaf-Crowned Elder
- Treefolk Harbinger
- Generous Ent
- Six
- Up the Beanstalk
- Herald's Horn
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Timber Protector
- Last March of the Ents
- Urza's Incubator
- Chronicle of Victory
- Three Tree City
- The Great Henge
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fangorn, Tree Shepherd's color identity?
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd 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 Fangorn, Tree Shepherd come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Fangorn, Tree Shepherd deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 79 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Fangorn, Tree Shepherd deck run?
Real Fangorn, Tree Shepherd 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 Fangorn, Tree Shepherd?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bosk Banneret, Quickbeam, Upstart Ent, Kalonian Twingrove. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Fangorn, Tree Shepherd decks.
What combos does Fangorn, Tree Shepherd have?
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd 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 Fangorn, Tree Shepherd deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bosk Banneret, Quickbeam, Upstart Ent, Kalonian Twingrove 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.