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Tana, the Bloodsower
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Trample Whenever Tana deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
2 / 2
“Combat damage → tokens, turn little hits into overwhelming swarms.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Sacrifice, Aggro, Landfall
Strategy
Tana, the Bloodsower is a token generator that turns combat damage into board presence. Every time she hits a player, you're creating 1/1 Saprolings equal to the damage dealt—so a simple 2-damage swing generates two tokens. The core gameplan is to push Tana through early and often, then leverage your growing token army into a lethal swarm. You're not trying to one-shot anyone; you're building a critical mass of bodies that either attack for lethal or fuel other synergies.
The beauty of Tana is her flexibility. You can play her as a standalone tokens-focused deck with lords and anthems to pump your Saprolings, or pair her with a partner commander to add another color or strategy—Tymna the Weaver is a popular pairing for card draw, while Silas Renn brings recursion. Most lists focus on making combat a reliable source of damage (evasion, extra combat steps, card draw) while filling the deck with sacrifice outlets and token synergies to abuse your growing army.
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Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive lords like Elvish Archdruid; lean on Doubling Season proxies or swap for Impact Tremors / Warstorm Surge, which are cheap and reward token generation.
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