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Phylath, World Sculptor
Legendary Creature — Elemental · 4RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Phylath, World Sculptor is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Phylath enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token for each basic land you control.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put four +1/+1 counters on target Plant you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Phylath, World Sculptor: 40
Key cards
% of Phylath, World Sculptor decks that play it.
🎲 How the average Phylath, World Sculptor 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.
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 40 lands (13 nonbasic, 5 Mountain, 22 Forest)
Avenger of Zendikar · Cultivate · Rampant Growth · Harrow · Kodama's Reach · Mina and Denn, Wildborn · Sol Ring · Roiling Regrowth · Ancient Greenwarden · Scute Swarm · Entish Restoration · Beast Within · Rampaging Baloths · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Shamanic Revelation · Explore · Lotus Cobra · Omnath, Locus of Rage · Topiary Stomper · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rampant Rejuvenator · Sabotender · Nature's Lore · Blasphemous Act · Cactusfolk Sureshot · Cultivator Colossus · Springbloom Druid · Chaos Warp · Planar Engineering · Tannuk, Memorial Ensign · Tireless Provisioner · Farseek · Ramunap Excavator · Moraug, Fury of Akoum · Ouroboroid · Bristly Bill, Spine Sower · Exploration · Garruk's Uprising · Nissa, Voice of Zendikar · Arcane Signet · Inspiring Call · Khalni Heart Expedition · Valakut Exploration · Heroic Intervention · Impact Tremors · Oracle of Mul Daya · Evolution Sage · Goblin Anarchomancer · Harmonize · Three Visits · Doubling Season · Fecund Greenshell · Rishkar's Expertise · Terrasymbiosis · Migration Path · Mossborn Hydra · Skyshroud Claim · Tireless Tracker · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Myriad Landscape · Command Tower · Fabled Passage · Gruul Turf · Cabaretti Courtyard · Cinder Glade · Riveteers Overlook · Wooded Foothills · Blighted Woodland · Khalni Garden · Stomping Ground
🃏 Recommended cards for Phylath, World Sculptor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Phylath, World Sculptor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger of Zendikar | 79% | +72% |
| Harrow | 61% | +50% |
| Mina and Denn, Wildborn | 54% | +48% |
| Roiling Regrowth | 49% | +44% |
| Ancient Greenwarden | 48% | +42% |
| Evolving Wilds | 66% | +42% |
| Terramorphic Expanse | 60% | +42% |
| Scute Swarm | 48% | +41% |
| Topiary Stomper | 44% | +41% |
| Omnath, Locus of Rage | 44% | +38% |
| Rampant Rejuvenator | 40% | +38% |
| Entish Restoration | 47% | +37% |
| Cultivator Colossus | 38% | +35% |
| Azusa, Lost but Seeking | 43% | +35% |
| Rampaging Baloths | 46% | +35% |
| Sabotender | 40% | +35% |
| Cactusfolk Sureshot | 38% | +34% |
| Lotus Cobra | 44% | +34% |
| Shamanic Revelation | 45% | +33% |
| Myriad Landscape | 47% | +32% |
| Springbloom Druid | 36% | +31% |
| Planar Engineering | 35% | +31% |
| Nissa, Voice of Zendikar | 31% | +30% |
| Ouroboroid | 33% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Phylath, World Sculptor 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.
- Avenger of Zendikar
- Harrow
- Mina and Denn, Wildborn
- Roiling Regrowth
- Evolving Wilds
- Terramorphic Expanse
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ancient Greenwarden
- Scute Swarm
- Cultivator Colossus
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking
- Lotus Cobra
- Ramunap Excavator
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ouroboroid
- Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- Doubling Season
- Crucible of Worlds
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Awaken the Woods
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Phylath, World Sculptor
- 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
👥 Community decks with Phylath, World Sculptor
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Phylath, World Sculptor's color identity?
Phylath, World Sculptor is Gruul (green and red): 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 Phylath, World Sculptor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Phylath, World Sculptor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 40 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 5 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C (52/100).
How many lands should a Phylath, World Sculptor deck run?
Real Phylath, World Sculptor decks run 40 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 Phylath, World Sculptor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Avenger of Zendikar, Harrow, Mina and Denn, Wildborn. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Phylath, World Sculptor decks.
What combos does Phylath, World Sculptor have?
Phylath, World Sculptor 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 Phylath, World Sculptor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Avenger of Zendikar, Harrow, Mina and Denn, Wildborn 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.