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Verdeloth the Ancient - Decklist

Creatures 33$11.60

  1. Bosk Banneret1Bosk Banneret$0.37
  2. Burlfist Oak1Burlfist Oak$0.23
  3. Dungrove Elder1Dungrove Elder$0.32
  4. Everbark Shaman1Everbark Shaman$0.17
  5. Fangorn, Tree Shepherd1Fangorn, Tree Shepherd$0.38
  6. Ghoultree1Ghoultree$0.26
  7. Jade Mage1Jade Mage$0.19
  8. Kalonian Twingrove1Kalonian Twingrove$0.48
  9. Lumberknot1Lumberknot$0.12
  10. Mycoloth1Mycoloth$0.58
  11. Nemata, Grove Guardian1Nemata, Grove Guardian$0.32

Creatures continued

  1. Orchard Warden1Orchard Warden$0.69
  2. Seedguide Ash1Seedguide Ash$0.87
  3. Sporecrown Thallid1Sporecrown Thallid$0.33
  4. Sporemound1Sporemound$0.16
  5. Sporesower Thallid1Sporesower Thallid$0.27
  6. Sporoloth Ancient1Sporoloth Ancient$0.25
  7. Tendershoot Dryad1Tendershoot Dryad$1.25
  8. Thallid1Thallid$0.17
  9. Thallid Devourer1Thallid Devourer$0.34
  10. Thallid Germinator1Thallid Germinator$0.20
  11. Thallid Shell-Dweller1Thallid Shell-Dweller$0.14

Creatures continued

  1. Thelonite Hermit1Thelonite Hermit$0.19
  2. Treefolk Mystic1Treefolk Mystic$0.20
  3. Ulvenwald Observer1Ulvenwald Observer$0.35
  4. Undercellar Myconid1Undercellar Myconid$0.24
  5. Utopia Mycon1Utopia Mycon$1.05
  6. Verdant Force1Verdant Force$0.24
  7. Vitaspore Thallid1Vitaspore Thallid$0.33
  8. Wall of Blossoms1Wall of Blossoms$0.20
  9. Warden of the Woods1Warden of the Woods$0.19
  10. Wickerbough Elder1Wickerbough Elder$0.13
  11. Woodfall Primus1Woodfall Primus$0.39

Instants 8$1.76

  1. Back to Nature1Back to Nature$0.33
  2. Flash Foliage1Flash Foliage$0.26
  3. Fungal Rebirth1Fungal Rebirth$0.18
  4. Naturalize1Naturalize$0.06
  5. Reach of Branches1Reach of Branches$0.34
  6. Rootgrapple1Rootgrapple$0.27
  7. Scatter the Seeds1Scatter the Seeds$0.13
  8. Spore Swarm1Spore Swarm$0.19

Sorceries 11$4.19

  1. Collective Unconscious1Collective Unconscious$0.77
  2. Fungal Sprouting1Fungal Sprouting$0.60
  3. Harmonize1Harmonize$0.19
  4. Hurricane1Hurricane$0.29
  5. Pest Infestation1Pest Infestation$0.26
  6. Saproling Migration1Saproling Migration$0.25
  7. Saproling Symbiosis1Saproling Symbiosis$0.50
  8. Shamanic Revelation1Shamanic Revelation$0.30
  9. The Great Aurora1The Great Aurora$0.46
  10. Tranquility1Tranquility$0.07
  11. Whirlwind1Whirlwind$0.50

Artifacts 2$0.49

  1. Druidic Satchel1Druidic Satchel$0.32
  2. Weatherseed Totem1Weatherseed Totem$0.17

Enchantments 7$2.65

  1. Dormant Grove // Gnarled Grovestrider1Dormant Grove // Gnarled Grovestrider$0.29
  2. Fecundity1Fecundity$0.64
  3. Fungal Plots1Fungal Plots$0.22
  4. Life and Limb1Life and Limb$0.83
  5. Night Soil1Night Soil$0.19
  6. Overwhelming Instinct1Overwhelming Instinct$0.15
  7. Verdant Embrace1Verdant Embrace$0.33

Lands 38 / 38$13.03

  1. Arch of Orazca1Arch of Orazca$0.34
  2. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  3. Blighted Woodland1Blighted Woodland$0.28
  4. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Desert of the Indomitable1Desert of the Indomitable$0.12
  7. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  8. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  9. Forest×55Forest$0.45
  10. Gingerbread Cabin1Gingerbread Cabin$0.34
  11. Havenwood Battleground1Havenwood Battleground$0.28

Lands continued

  1. Hidden Nursery1Hidden Nursery$0.18
  2. High Market1High Market$0.40
  3. Jungle Basin1Jungle Basin$0.50
  4. Khalni Garden1Khalni Garden$1.04
  5. Lair of the Hydra1Lair of the Hydra$0.33
  6. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Oran-Rief, the Vastwood1Oran-Rief, the Vastwood$0.40
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Sapseep Forest1Sapseep Forest$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Slippery Karst1Slippery Karst$0.12
  3. Snow-Covered Forest×44Snow-Covered Forest$3.96
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  6. The Hunter Maze1The Hunter Maze$0.23
  7. Tranquil Thicket1Tranquil Thicket$0.11
  8. Treetop Village1Treetop Village$0.33
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Verdeloth the Ancient deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Verdeloth the Ancient, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. It costs $33.93 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Verdeloth the Ancient decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Nemata, Grove Guardian, Tendershoot Dryad and Verdant Force. The picks most particular to this commander are Thelonite Hermit, Mycoloth and Sporecrown Thallid, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Green decks.

Its average mana value is 4.00. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Tendershoot Dryad ($1.25), Utopia Mycon ($1.05) and Seedguide Ash ($0.87); 52 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $31.29, and with no limit $2143.22; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.00
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match71%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 11 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 11 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 7 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Verdeloth the Ancient and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Verdeloth the Ancient at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Verdeloth the Ancient decks usually play.

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With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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