EDH Optimizer
Gretchen Titchwillow
Legendary Creature — Halfling Druid · GU
Color identity: Green · Blue · Simic
Gretchen Titchwillow is Simic (green and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}{G}{U}: Draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Gretchen Titchwillow: 39
Lands MatterRampComboLandfallControlCard Draw+1/+1 CountersMidrange
Build your Gretchen Titchwillow deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Gretchen Titchwillow 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Gretchen Titchwillow 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+ (60/100)
- Consistency25
- Speed51
- Interaction92
- Resilience88
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (22 nonbasic, 6 Island, 11 Forest)
Biomancer's Familiar · Training Grounds · Tatyova, Benthic Druid · Counterspell · Sol Ring · Wilderness Reclamation · Wild Growth · Beast Within · Tireless Provisioner · Utopia Sprawl · Growth Spiral · Seedborn Muse · Lotus Cobra · Stone-Seeder Hierophant · Arbor Elf · Negate · Cultivate · Eternal Witness · Rewind · Fertile Ground · Snap · Retreat to Coralhelm · Krosan Restorer · Arcane Signet · Muddle the Mixture · Oboro Breezecaller · Scute Swarm · Voyaging Satyr · Freed from the Real · Laboratory Maniac · Overgrowth · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Frantic Search · Kiora's Follower · Kodama's Reach · Llanowar Elves · Rampaging Baloths · Arcane Denial · Rampant Growth · Unwind · Dawn's Reflection · Explore · Planar Genesis · Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait · Crop Rotation · Drift of Phantasms · Market Festival · Portent Tracker · Avenger of Zendikar · Elvish Mystic · Nature's Lore · Birds of Paradise · Nature's Rhythm · Pongify · Resculpt · Chord of Calling · Verdant Haven · Galvanic Alchemist · Glittering Frost · Blighted Burgeoning · Command Tower · Simic Growth Chamber · Hinterland Harbor · Yavimaya Coast · Breeding Pool · Flooded Grove · Reliquary Tower · Dreamroot Cascade · Mystic Sanctuary · Vineglimmer Snarl · Misty Rainforest · Rejuvenating Springs · Evolving Wilds · Waterlogged Grove · Alchemist's Refuge · Boseiju, Who Endures · Tangled Islet · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Hedge Maze · Otawara, Soaring City · Temple of Mystery · Terramorphic Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Gretchen Titchwillow
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gretchen Titchwillow, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Biomancer's Familiar | 65% | +62% |
| Training Grounds | 61% | +57% |
| Wilderness Reclamation | 49% | +40% |
| Stone-Seeder Hierophant | 39% | +39% |
| Wild Growth | 47% | +38% |
| Utopia Sprawl | 42% | +36% |
| Rewind | 36% | +34% |
| Fertile Ground | 35% | +33% |
| Arbor Elf | 38% | +33% |
| Snap | 35% | +31% |
| Krosan Restorer | 31% | +30% |
| Voyaging Satyr | 30% | +29% |
| Oboro Breezecaller | 30% | +29% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 42% | +28% |
| Overgrowth | 29% | +28% |
| Muddle the Mixture | 30% | +27% |
| Lotus Cobra | 39% | +27% |
| Dawn's Reflection | 26% | +26% |
| Unwind | 27% | +25% |
| Tatyova, Benthic Druid | 54% | +25% |
| Freed from the Real | 29% | +24% |
| Retreat to Coralhelm | 33% | +24% |
| Seedborn Muse | 40% | +24% |
| Market Festival | 24% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Gretchen Titchwillow 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.
- Biomancer's Familiar
- Wilderness Reclamation
- Stone-Seeder Hierophant
- Wild Growth
- Utopia Sprawl
- Rewind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Training Grounds
- Snap
- Lotus Cobra
- Freed from the Real
- Seedborn Muse
- Nature's Rhythm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nissa, Resurgent Animist
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Gretchen Titchwillow
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- 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
- Sanctum Weaver + Freed from the Real → Infinite colored mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gretchen Titchwillow's color identity?
Gretchen Titchwillow is Simic (green and blue): 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 Gretchen Titchwillow come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gretchen Titchwillow deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 8 % of the time and floods 46 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Gretchen Titchwillow deck run?
Real Gretchen Titchwillow decks run 39 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 Gretchen Titchwillow?
The three highest-synergy cards are Biomancer's Familiar, Training Grounds, Wilderness Reclamation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gretchen Titchwillow decks.
What combos does Gretchen Titchwillow have?
Gretchen Titchwillow has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Gretchen Titchwillow deck cost?
You can start cheap: Biomancer's Familiar, Wilderness Reclamation, Stone-Seeder Hierophant 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.