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Thelon of Havenwood
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid · GG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Thelon of Havenwood is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Each Fungus creature gets +1/+1 for each spore counter on it.
{B}{G}, Exile a Fungus card from a graveyard: Put a spore counter on each Fungus on the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Thelon of Havenwood: 35
FungiSaprolingsSpore CountersTokensAristocratsProliferate+1/+1 CountersMidrange
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🛠️ Build a deck for Thelon of Havenwood 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Thelon of Havenwood 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)
- Consistency58
- Speed57
- Interaction34
- Resilience68
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 2 Swamp, 10 Forest)
Sporesower Thallid · Deathspore Thallid · Utopia Mycon · Sporoloth Ancient · Thallid · Thallid Germinator · Vitaspore Thallid · Savage Thallid · Thallid Shell-Dweller · Psychotrope Thallid · Spore Flower · Sporecrown Thallid · Cankerbloom · Slimefoot, the Stowaway · Mycoloth · Winding Constrictor · Thallid Devourer · Evolution Sage · Sol Ring · The Mycotyrant · Thorn Thallid · Insidious Fungus · Undercellar Myconid · Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic · Fungal Bloom · Sporemound · Thallid Soothsayer · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Tendershoot Dryad · Nemata, Primeval Warden · Fungal Plots · Unnatural Restoration · Drown in Ichor · Moldervine Reclamation · Fungal Rebirth · Skullclamp · Thirsting Roots · Atomize · Rampant Growth · Rot Shambler · Putrefy · Ferrafor, Young Yew · Contagion Clasp · Doubling Season · Plaguemaw Beast · Insidious Roots · Loading Zone · Village Rites · Fungal Sprouting · Golgari Charm · Myconid Spore Tender · Thelonite Hermit · Saproling Symbiosis · Golgari Signet · Necrogenesis · Tukatongue Thallid · Elvish Farmer · Shamanic Revelation · Assassin's Trophy · Beast Within · Kodama's Reach · Shroofus Sproutsire · Smell Fear · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Woodland Cemetery · Golgari Rot Farm · Llanowar Wastes · Tainted Wood · Temple of Malady · Overgrown Tomb · Necroblossom Snarl · Deathcap Glade · Bojuka Bog · Grim Backwoods · Twilight Mire · Undergrowth Stadium · Evolving Wilds · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Viridescent Bog · Haunted Mire · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Jungle Hollow · Terramorphic Expanse · Myriad Landscape · Verdant Catacombs
🃏 Recommended cards for Thelon of Havenwood
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Thelon of Havenwood, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Sporesower Thallid | 98% | +96% |
| Deathspore Thallid | 97% | +95% |
| Utopia Mycon | 96% | +94% |
| Sporoloth Ancient | 95% | +93% |
| Thallid | 94% | +93% |
| Vitaspore Thallid | 89% | +88% |
| Thallid Germinator | 89% | +88% |
| Thallid Shell-Dweller | 88% | +87% |
| Savage Thallid | 88% | +87% |
| Spore Flower | 85% | +85% |
| Psychotrope Thallid | 86% | +84% |
| Sporecrown Thallid | 83% | +81% |
| Slimefoot, the Stowaway | 80% | +78% |
| Thallid Devourer | 74% | +74% |
| Mycoloth | 78% | +72% |
| Cankerbloom | 81% | +70% |
| Winding Constrictor | 75% | +68% |
| Thorn Thallid | 66% | +66% |
| The Mycotyrant | 66% | +64% |
| Evolution Sage | 72% | +64% |
| Undercellar Myconid | 64% | +62% |
| Insidious Fungus | 65% | +60% |
| Fungal Bloom | 59% | +59% |
| Brightcap Badger | 61% | +58% |
💰 The best cards for your Thelon of Havenwood 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.
- Sporesower Thallid
- Deathspore Thallid
- Utopia Mycon
- Sporoloth Ancient
- Thallid
- Vitaspore Thallid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Psychotrope Thallid
- Evolution Sage
- Karn's Bastion
- Elvish Farmer
- Shroofus Sproutsire
- Contagion Engine
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Atomize
- Doubling Season
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Thelon of Havenwood
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Target opponent loses the game
- The Great Henge + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Innkeeper's Talent → Target opponent loses the game
- The Great Henge + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite ETB, Near-infinite LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colored mana, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sporemound + Life and Limb → Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers
- Slimefoot, the Stowaway + Ashnod's Altar + Doubling Season → Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Thelon of Havenwood's color identity?
Thelon of Havenwood is Golgari (black and green): 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 Thelon of Havenwood come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Thelon of Havenwood deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.6 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 28 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Thelon of Havenwood deck run?
Real Thelon of Havenwood decks run 35 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 Thelon of Havenwood?
The three highest-synergy cards are Sporesower Thallid, Deathspore Thallid, Utopia Mycon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Thelon of Havenwood decks.
What combos does Thelon of Havenwood have?
Thelon of Havenwood has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider. 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 Thelon of Havenwood deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sporesower Thallid, Deathspore Thallid, Utopia Mycon 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.