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Shroofus Sproutsire
Legendary Creature — Saproling · 2G
Color identity: Green
Shroofus Sproutsire is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever a Saproling you control deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
Reference price of the card: €3.95
Average lands in decks for Shroofus Sproutsire: 34
SaprolingsTokensAggro+1/+1 CountersVoltronRampFungiEquipment
Build your Shroofus Sproutsire deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Shroofus Sproutsire 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Shroofus Sproutsire 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 (53/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed51
- Interaction33
- Resilience75
- Closing48
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (8 nonbasic, 26 Forest)
Tendershoot Dryad · Sol Ring · Sporecrown Thallid · Beastmaster Ascension · Sylvan Anthem · Fungal Plots · Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic · Ohran Frostfang · Mycoloth · Utopia Mycon · Llanowar Elves · Saproling Symbiosis · Beast Within · Heroic Intervention · Shamanic Revelation · Emerald Medallion · Nemata, Grove Guardian · Second Harvest · Champion of Lambholt · Might of the Masses · Elvish Mystic · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Fungal Rebirth · Skullclamp · Swiftfoot Boots · Verdant Embrace · Banner of Kinship · Cultivate · Eldrazi Monument · Psychotrope Thallid · Patchwork Banner · Return of the Wildspeaker · Doubling Season · Thelonite Hermit · Verdeloth the Ancient · Rampant Growth · Sporemound · Wild Growth · Echoing Courage · Enduring Vitality · Craterhoof Behemoth · Overprotect · Tribute to the World Tree · Verdant Force · Get a Leg Up · Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun · Parallel Lives · Nature's Lore · Snakeskin Veil · Fungal Sprouting · Fyndhorn Elves · Idol of Oblivion · Preposterous Proportions · Night Soil · Overrun · Tyvar's Stand · Undercellar Myconid · Utopia Sprawl · Arcane Signet · Kodama's Reach · Ruxa, Patient Professor · Thallid Germinator · Birds of Paradise · Blanchwood Armor · Circle of Dreams Druid · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Rogue's Passage · Three Tree City · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Evendo, Waking Haven · Boseiju, Who Endures · Mosswort Bridge
🃏 Recommended cards for Shroofus Sproutsire
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Shroofus Sproutsire, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tendershoot Dryad | 87% | +82% |
| Sporecrown Thallid | 77% | +74% |
| Fungal Plots | 72% | +69% |
| Brightcap Badger | 69% | +66% |
| Beastmaster Ascension | 75% | +64% |
| Sylvan Anthem | 74% | +63% |
| Utopia Mycon | 65% | +62% |
| Mycoloth | 65% | +62% |
| Saproling Symbiosis | 62% | +59% |
| Nemata, Grove Guardian | 56% | +53% |
| Might of the Masses | 55% | +52% |
| Fungal Rebirth | 53% | +50% |
| Ohran Frostfang | 66% | +49% |
| Second Harvest | 56% | +48% |
| Verdant Embrace | 50% | +47% |
| Skullclamp | 52% | +46% |
| Champion of Lambholt | 55% | +45% |
| Psychotrope Thallid | 47% | +45% |
| Eldrazi Monument | 48% | +45% |
| Banner of Kinship | 49% | +44% |
| Thelonite Hermit | 46% | +44% |
| Verdeloth the Ancient | 45% | +43% |
| Sporemound | 45% | +42% |
| Echoing Courage | 44% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Shroofus Sproutsire 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.
- Tendershoot Dryad
- Sporecrown Thallid
- Fungal Plots
- Sylvan Anthem
- Utopia Mycon
- Mycoloth
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Beastmaster Ascension
- Ohran Frostfang
- Skullclamp
- Champion of Lambholt
- Psychotrope Thallid
- Eldrazi Monument
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Parallel Lives
- Doubling Season
- Three Tree City
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Circle of Dreams Druid
- Roaming Throne
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Shroofus Sproutsire
- 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Parallel Lives → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Ashnod's Altar + The Great Henge → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Umbral Mantle + Circle of Dreams Druid → 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 Shroofus Sproutsire's color identity?
Shroofus Sproutsire 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 Shroofus Sproutsire come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Shroofus Sproutsire deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.7 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 26 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Shroofus Sproutsire deck run?
Real Shroofus Sproutsire 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 Shroofus Sproutsire?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tendershoot Dryad, Sporecrown Thallid, Fungal Plots. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Shroofus Sproutsire decks.
What combos does Shroofus Sproutsire have?
Shroofus Sproutsire has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen. 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 Shroofus Sproutsire deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tendershoot Dryad, Sporecrown Thallid, Fungal Plots 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.