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Legendary Creature — Treefolk
{2}{G}: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Sacrifice a Saproling: Saproling creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.
“Grow an army of Saprolings, sacrifice for value, attack for the win.”
Nemata, Grove Guardian is your token factory and buff engine rolled into one. You'll be spending mana to create 1/1 Saproling tokens, then sacrificing them to pump your remaining board. The beauty here is that you're turning mana into a growing army — every token you make is either a threat or a boost for your other Saprolings. Your gameplan revolves around going wide with tokens while protecting Nemata herself, since losing your commander shuts down token generation.
To win, you're looking at combat damage from an army of modest creatures that grow bigger through sacrifice synergies. The deck rewards you for having a sac outlet and payoff cards that care about token creation or sacrifice triggers. Think of it as a green goodstuff deck that slowly overwhelms opponents through incremental advantage. Cards that generate extra Saprolings, reduce the cost of creating them, or reward you for sacrificing creatures become your best friends.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Swap pricey staples like Doubling Season for Budget alternatives like Parallel Lives or Primal Vigor; use basic green ramp like Llanowar Elves and Farseek instead of fetches.
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