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Selvala, Explorer Returned - Decklist

Creatures 24$14.05

  1. Arbor Elf1Arbor Elf$0.39
  2. Bane of Progress1Bane of Progress$0.34
  3. Copperhorn Scout1Copperhorn Scout$0.24
  4. Elvish Archdruid1Elvish Archdruid$0.48
  5. Elvish Mystic1Elvish Mystic$0.38
  6. Eternal Witness1Eternal Witness$1.47
  7. Fyndhorn Elves1Fyndhorn Elves$0.96
  8. Howling Golem1Howling Golem$0.21
  9. Karametra's Acolyte1Karametra's Acolyte$0.38
  10. Llanowar Elves1Llanowar Elves$0.24
  11. Mirror Entity1Mirror Entity$1.03
  12. Priest of Titania1Priest of Titania$1.54

Creatures continued

  1. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  2. Quirion Ranger1Quirion Ranger$1.40
  3. Reclamation Sage1Reclamation Sage$0.17
  4. Scryb Ranger1Scryb Ranger$0.37
  5. Selvala's Enforcer1Selvala's Enforcer$0.15
  6. Temur Sabertooth1Temur Sabertooth$0.83
  7. Terastodon1Terastodon$0.29
  8. Trelasarra, Moon Dancer1Trelasarra, Moon Dancer$0.30
  9. Village Bell-Ringer1Village Bell-Ringer$0.20
  10. Wirewood Channeler1Wirewood Channeler$1.34
  11. Wirewood Symbiote1Wirewood Symbiote$0.30
  12. Yeva, Nature's Herald1Yeva, Nature's Herald$0.37

Instants 18$6.71

  1. Arachnoid Adaptation1Arachnoid Adaptation$0.30
  2. Autumn's Veil1Autumn's Veil$0.61
  3. Beast Within1Beast Within$0.53
  4. Burst of Strength1Burst of Strength$0.26
  5. Djeru's Resolve1Djeru's Resolve$0.21
  6. Emerald Charm1Emerald Charm$0.15
  7. Gift of the Viper1Gift of the Viper$0.31
  8. High Stride1High Stride$0.19
  9. Leaping Ambush1Leaping Ambush$0.25

Instants continued

  1. Nature's Claim1Nature's Claim$0.64
  2. Ornamental Courage1Ornamental Courage$0.06
  3. Roar of the Kha1Roar of the Kha$0.26
  4. Shared Summons1Shared Summons$1.21
  5. Stony Strength1Stony Strength$0.12
  6. Sudden Spinnerets1Sudden Spinnerets$0.08
  7. To Arms!1To Arms!$0.17
  8. Vines of the Recluse1Vines of the Recluse$0.10
  9. Vitalize1Vitalize$1.26

Sorceries 12$4.97

  1. Council's Judgment1Council's Judgment$0.40
  2. Cut a Deal1Cut a Deal$0.25
  3. Fumigate1Fumigate$0.26
  4. Hurricane1Hurricane$0.29
  5. Mobilize1Mobilize$1.32
  6. Play of the Game1Play of the Game$0.54
  7. Promise of Loyalty1Promise of Loyalty$0.29
  8. Regrowth1Regrowth$0.48
  9. Rousing of Souls1Rousing of Souls$0.20
  10. Secret Rendezvous1Secret Rendezvous$0.25
  11. Selvala's Charge1Selvala's Charge$0.23
  12. The Great Aurora1The Great Aurora$0.46

Artifacts 4$4.33

  1. Elixir of Immortality1Elixir of Immortality$0.43
  2. Otherworld Atlas1Otherworld Atlas$1.68
  3. Sword of the Paruns1Sword of the Paruns$0.78
  4. Well of Lost Dreams1Well of Lost Dreams$1.44

Enchantments 3$4.70

  1. Abundance1Abundance$1.13
  2. Instill Energy1Instill Energy$1.76
  3. Leyline of Abundance1Leyline of Abundance$1.81

Lands 38 / 38$11.28

  1. Arctic Treeline1Arctic Treeline$0.40
  2. Blighted Woodland1Blighted Woodland$0.28
  3. Blossoming Sands1Blossoming Sands$0.14
  4. Brushland1Brushland$0.37
  5. Canopy Vista1Canopy Vista$0.22
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  8. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  9. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  10. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  11. Fortified Village1Fortified Village$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  2. Graypelt Refuge1Graypelt Refuge$0.12
  3. Krosan Verge1Krosan Verge$0.20
  4. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  5. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  6. Overgrown Farmland1Overgrown Farmland$0.93
  7. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  8. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  9. Radiant Grove1Radiant Grove$0.26
  10. Razorverge Thicket1Razorverge Thicket$0.33
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scattered Groves1Scattered Groves$0.27
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Selesnya Guildgate1Selesnya Guildgate$0.10
  4. Selesnya Sanctuary1Selesnya Sanctuary$0.19
  5. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  6. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  7. Sungrass Prairie1Sungrass Prairie$0.18
  8. Sunpetal Grove1Sunpetal Grove$0.28
  9. Temple of Plenty1Temple of Plenty$0.15
  10. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  11. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10

About this Selvala, Explorer Returned deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Selvala, Explorer Returned, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $46.31 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Selvala, Explorer Returned decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic and Fyndhorn Elves. The picks most particular to this commander are Quirion Ranger, Wirewood Symbiote and Vitalize, which turn up here far more often than in other Selesnya decks.

Its average mana value is 2.73. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 9 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Leyline of Abundance ($1.81), Instill Energy ($1.76) and Otherworld Atlas ($1.68); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.32, and with no limit $1011.32; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.73
Game Changers0
Combos9
Deck match56%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 25 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 6 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 12 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Selvala, Explorer Returned 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 disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 2 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 Selvala, Explorer Returned 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 Selvala, Explorer Returned decks usually play.

Format

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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