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Yeva, Nature's Herald
Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman · 2GG
Color identity: Green
Yeva, Nature's Herald is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
You may cast green creature spells as though they had flash.
Reference price of the card: €0.95
Average lands in decks for Yeva, Nature's Herald: 33
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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+ (77/100)
- Consistency92
- Speed70
- Interaction41
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (12 nonbasic, 21 Forest)
Llanowar Elves · Beast Whisperer · Elvish Mystic · Eternal Witness · Fyndhorn Elves · Beast Within · Reclamation Sage · Seedborn Muse · Glademuse · Temur Sabertooth · Arbor Elf · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Sol Ring · Karametra's Acolyte · Priest of Titania · Regal Force · Circle of Dreams Druid · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Fierce Empath · Heroic Intervention · Emerald Medallion · Fanatic of Rhonas · Fauna Shaman · Soul of the Harvest · Ashaya, Soul of the Wild · Wild Growth · Wirewood Symbiote · Woodland Bellower · Archdruid's Charm · Birds of Paradise · Chord of Calling · Bane of Progress · Craterhoof Behemoth · Duskwatch Recruiter // Krallenhorde Howler · Eladamri, Korvecdal · Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun · Manglehorn · Quirion Ranger · Wilderness Reclamation · Allosaurus Shepherd · Heartwood Storyteller · Collector Ouphe · Saryth, the Viper's Fang · Guardian Project · Return of the Wildspeaker · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Silverback Elder · Utopia Sprawl · Defiler of Vigor · Destiny Spinner · Green Sun's Zenith · Elvish Archdruid · Acidic Slime · Endurance · Garruk's Uprising · Scavenging Ooze · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Wood Elves · Shared Summons · Worldly Tutor · Terastodon · Crop Rotation · Finale of Devastation · Scryb Ranger · Summoner's Pact · Augur of Autumn · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Boseiju, Who Endures · Castle Garenbrig · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Mosswort Bridge · War Room · Wirewood Lodge · Dryad Arbor · Emergence Zone · Reliquary Tower · Deserted Temple · Gaea's Cradle
🃏 Recommended cards for Yeva, Nature's Herald
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yeva, Nature's Herald, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Glademuse | 59% | +58% |
| Temur Sabertooth | 59% | +52% |
| Beast Whisperer | 81% | +51% |
| Seedborn Muse | 64% | +50% |
| Reclamation Sage | 65% | +45% |
| Kogla, the Titan Ape | 58% | +45% |
| Regal Force | 54% | +45% |
| Karametra's Acolyte | 57% | +44% |
| Eternal Witness | 69% | +44% |
| Priest of Titania | 54% | +43% |
| Fierce Empath | 48% | +40% |
| Circle of Dreams Druid | 52% | +38% |
| Fauna Shaman | 42% | +37% |
| Arbor Elf | 58% | +36% |
| Woodland Bellower | 39% | +35% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 66% | +35% |
| Wirewood Symbiote | 39% | +34% |
| Duskwatch Recruiter | 35% | +34% |
| Heartwood Storyteller | 34% | +32% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 42% | +32% |
| Manglehorn | 35% | +31% |
| Elvish Mystic | 77% | +31% |
| Disciple of Freyalise | 49% | +30% |
| Wilderness Reclamation | 35% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Yeva, Nature's Herald 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.
- Glademuse
- Temur Sabertooth
- Reclamation Sage
- Karametra's Acolyte
- Eternal Witness
- Priest of Titania
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Beast Whisperer
- Seedborn Muse
- Kogla, the Titan Ape
- Regal Force
- Fauna Shaman
- Woodland Bellower
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Circle of Dreams Druid
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
- Allosaurus Shepherd
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Formidable Speaker
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yeva, Nature's Herald
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Kogla, the Titan Ape + Karametra's Acolyte → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite green mana, Infinite storm count
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Scryb Ranger + Priest of Titania → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite green mana, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Temur Sabertooth + Circle of Dreams Druid + Wirewood Symbiote + Llanowar Elves → Infinite blinking of some creatures, Infinite green mana
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Argothian Elder → Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of nontoken creatures you control, Infinite mana nontoken creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Temur Sabertooth + Circle of Dreams Druid + Wirewood Symbiote + Elvish Mystic → Infinite blinking of some creatures, Infinite green mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yeva, Nature's Herald's color identity?
Yeva, Nature's Herald 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 Yeva, Nature's Herald come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yeva, Nature's Herald deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 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 22 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Yeva, Nature's Herald deck run?
Real Yeva, Nature's Herald decks run 33 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 Yeva, Nature's Herald?
The three highest-synergy cards are Glademuse, Temur Sabertooth, Beast Whisperer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yeva, Nature's Herald decks.
What combos does Yeva, Nature's Herald have?
Yeva, Nature's Herald 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 Yeva, Nature's Herald deck cost?
You can start cheap: Glademuse, Temur Sabertooth, Reclamation Sage 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.