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Yedora, Grave Gardener
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid
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.)
5 / 5
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“Sacrifice creatures for value, recur them as forests, build an unstoppable army.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Sacrifice, Aristocrats, Ramp
Strategy
Yedora is a recursive value engine that turns your creatures' deaths into persistent board presence. The key is packing your deck with cheap creatures that generate value when they die—think creatures with sacrifice outlets, death triggers, or ETB effects that don't require them to stay on the battlefield. Every time one dies, you get a Forest back, which ramps you while filling your board. This creates a grindy, resilient gameplan where your creatures become hard-to-remove resources.
Your win condition is typically combat damage from a growing army of creatures plus face-down Forests. You'll use sacrifice outlets like Viscera Seer or Ashnod's Altar to milk your creatures for value before they hit the graveyard, then recur them as lands. Over time, you'll generate enough creatures and mana to overrun opponents or set up a explosive turn with your commander.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey fetchlands and use basic Forests plus budget ramp like Cultivate and Three Visits. Replace expensive aristocrats like Anafenza with Viscera Seer or Zulaport Cutthroat.
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