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Yedora, Grave Gardener
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid · 4G
Color identity: Green
Yedora, Grave Gardener is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may return it to the battlefield face down under its owner's control. It's a Forest land. (It has no other types or abilities.)
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Comes in the precon Jump Scare!
Average lands in decks for Yedora, Grave Gardener: 36
Lands MatterMorphComboRampLandfallAristocratsLand AnimationSacrifice
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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: B+ (78/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed73
- Interaction42
- Resilience88
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Forest)
Den Protector · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Ainok Survivalist · Quirion Ranger · Life and Limb · Beast Within · Scryb Ranger · Sol Ring · Nantuko Vigilante · Evolutionary Leap · Llanowar Elves · Tireless Provisioner · Ambush Commander · Embodiment of Insight · Temur Charger · Ashnod's Altar · Living Lands · Rampaging Baloths · Scute Swarm · Lotus Cobra · Proteus Machine · Elvish Mystic · Nervous Gardener · Zuran Orb · Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar · Hauntwoods Shrieker · Spore Frog · Avenger of Zendikar · Fecundity · Threats Around Every Corner · Cultivate · Nissa, Who Shakes the World · Tireless Tracker · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Beast Whisperer · Flourishing Bloom-Kin · Nature's Revolt · Kamahl's Will · Sapling Nursery · Altar of Dementia · Eternal Witness · Heroic Intervention · Rampant Growth · Fyndhorn Elves · Hooded Hydra · Sylvan Awakening · Harmonize · Sylvan Safekeeper · Dawntreader Elk · Harrow · Lightning Greaves · Magus of the Order · Printlifter Ooze · Cankerbloom · Nature's Lore · Skullclamp · Arbor Elf · Blasting Station · Shamanic Revelation · Kenrith's Transformation · Neverwinter Dryad · Return of the Wildspeaker · Emerald Medallion · Jungle Basin · Guildless Commons · Dryad Arbor · Myriad Landscape · Ba Sing Se · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · High Market · Boseiju, Who Endures
🃏 Recommended cards for Yedora, Grave Gardener
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yedora, Grave Gardener, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Den Protector | 73% | +72% |
| Ainok Survivalist | 72% | +71% |
| Life and Limb | 64% | +62% |
| Nantuko Vigilante | 58% | +57% |
| Quirion Ranger | 67% | +57% |
| Evolutionary Leap | 57% | +55% |
| Scryb Ranger | 60% | +55% |
| Temur Charger | 53% | +53% |
| Ambush Commander | 53% | +52% |
| Embodiment of Insight | 53% | +52% |
| Living Lands | 52% | +51% |
| Sakura-Tribe Elder | 73% | +51% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 52% | +51% |
| Proteus Machine | 49% | +48% |
| Nervous Gardener | 47% | +47% |
| Hauntwoods Shrieker | 45% | +44% |
| Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar | 46% | +41% |
| Spore Frog | 44% | +41% |
| Threats Around Every Corner | 41% | +40% |
| Jungle Basin | 43% | +40% |
| Zuran Orb | 47% | +40% |
| Fecundity | 41% | +39% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 55% | +38% |
| Nature's Revolt | 38% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Yedora, Grave Gardener 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.
- Den Protector
- Ainok Survivalist
- Life and Limb
- Nantuko Vigilante
- Quirion Ranger
- Evolutionary Leap
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ashnod's Altar
- Tireless Provisioner
- Nature's Revolt
- Scute Swarm
- Lotus Cobra
- Blasting Station
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Altar of Dementia
- Phyrexian Altar
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yedora, Grave Gardener
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Sporemound + Life and Limb → Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers
- Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ashnod's Altar + Den Protector → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Return all cards from your graveyard to your hand
- Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ainok Survivalist + Ashnod's Altar → Destroy all artifacts and enchantments opponents control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Yedora, Grave Gardener + Ashnod's Altar + Nantuko Vigilante → Destroy any number of artifacts and enchantments, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Yedora, Grave Gardener + Hauntwoods Shrieker + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite landfall triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yedora, Grave Gardener's color identity?
Yedora, Grave Gardener 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 Yedora, Grave Gardener come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yedora, Grave Gardener deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B+ (78/100).
How many lands should a Yedora, Grave Gardener deck run?
Real Yedora, Grave Gardener 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 Yedora, Grave Gardener?
The three highest-synergy cards are Den Protector, Ainok Survivalist, Life and Limb. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yedora, Grave Gardener decks.
What combos does Yedora, Grave Gardener have?
Yedora, Grave Gardener has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger. 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 Yedora, Grave Gardener deck cost?
You can start cheap: Den Protector, Ainok Survivalist, Life and Limb 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.