[EDH / Commander] Yeva Draw-Grow Combo (Win on any Turn; w/Guide)

[Inkmoth]

Wow, that's so awesome!! Thank you very much!

[Inkmoth]

Revision 4

Added/removed cards:
-1 Birchlore Rangers
-1 Cryptolith Rite
-1 Grim Monolith
-1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
-1 Omnath, Locus of Mana
-1 Polukranos, World Eater
-1 Quest for Renewal
+1 Birds of Paradise
+1 Caustic Caterpillar
+1 Lignify
+1 Scavenging Ooze
+1 Skullclamp
+1 Somberwald Stag
+1 Song of the Dryads

[Soren841]

I don't like adding so much removal, because you start running out of options and have to run bad spells. Have you considered Heritage Druid

[Inkmoth]

Before I could consider Heritage Druid, I had to consider Birchlore Rangers and boy was he bad. Can't imagine how difficult it would be to get three elves that aren't already mana dorks just to tap for heritage. This deck has an Elf sub-theme, yes, but they're not as consistent as you might think, hence the Ambush commander for the blow outs. As for my choice to add removal, the stuff removed was gimmicky and non impactful whereas my new choices for removal get rid of problematic things that were shutting me down. The overall deck has improved drastically in terms of consistency and sneaking in wins when you least expect them, but I couldn't before due to my inability to get rid of stuff like Linvala/Cursed Totem.

[Soren841]

Ambush commander seems really bad honestly, I'd just remove it for something better. My eyes r dialated rn so I can barely read I'll look at the updated list later lol.

[Inkmoth]

Everyone assumes he's bad for some reason, but when Priest of Titania can go from a 2 mana dork to a 6-8 mana producer in the blink of an eye you start realizing how strong he is. Remember his biggest downside is mitigated by Yeva's ability to bring him in when you least expect him, he blows up out of control with Cradle, Great Oak/Benefactor's Draught, Priest of Titania/Elvish Archdruid, and Regal Force. I play this deck against varying matchups against highly tuned decks that win just as fast if not faster and Ambush has been a house almost always and the few times I didn't need him, I had a Survival or a Fauna to pitch him.  He 'seems' bad, trust me.... but he's never out on the field unless I am winning, so if fear for my lands being popped is a the concern, worry not.

[Soren841]

I feel like you should go harder on the elf theme. Elves in general have a lot of synergy with what your deck is trying to do, and the elf tribal synergies are some of the strongest tribal synergies in magic

[Inkmoth]

On that note it seems counter-intuitive to remove an elf. I hope you know that Ambush Commander is effectively the deck's version of Avenger of Zendikar/Hornet Queen. For 2 mana less he bolsters my elf count ridiculously and at instant speed helps literally everything in the deck that benefits a from  having 4-5 Green Elf mana dorks out of no where. I feel like this is one of those cards you can't look at through the lense of a traditional green deck. As for dipping into the elf theme more than I already have, I keep trying to wedge them in, but at one point my hands are tied. Adding more elves for the sake of becoming more tribal starts infringing on the combo elements deeply rooted in the deck's card selection.

[Soren841]

They help the combo part though, that's what elves do lol. I just dont like Ambush Commander's effect for his cost. Heritage Druid is better than Birchlore Rangers bc even though it's 1 more elf, it's more mana per elf and they both bypass summoning sickness 🤷‍♂️ I'll go through ur list and see if I can't suggest more elves lol.

[Inkmoth]

It's gonna be a hard sell, but by all means, good sir! Constructive criticism is always welcomed.

[Soren841]

Why not Root Maze?

[Inkmoth]

One Stax piece? Seems like a huge deviation from what I am trying to do. I think I would need more Stax in the deck to make it make sense. Also, remember, this isn't Yisan, the Wanderer Bard. I don't have value in the command zone, just a Vedalken Orrery with flash.

[Soren841]

It barely touches you, and if you remove fetches it touches you even less. It also majorly screws 90% of cEDH rn. I would consider it

[Inkmoth]

cEDH decks destroy me lol. Stopping them is not in my agenda, even in the slightest. For that I have my Yisan, the Wanderer Bard deck modeled after Shapersavant's list http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/wanderers-song/. While the fetches are pretty niche, they have helped me more than I could remember them screwing me over (if at all tbh), I prefer to have a way to tutor for Dryad Arbor.

[Soren841]

By cEDH I don't mean tier 1 I mean cEDH in general 🙄