Mono-green decks inMagic: The Gatheringare as wild as the forest they spawn from. In Competitive EDH, these decks are known for their big creatures, token generation, and massive mana production. From Squirrels to Hydras, these cEDH decks are hard for opponents to tame.

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While less likely to be seen than multi-colored decks, green Commander decks are still frequently played in cEDH. Below, you’ll find some of the best green commanders to play from stompy creatures to Elves!

10Kodama of the East Tree

Kodama’s twisted bark appearance is as intimidating as his competitive capability in cEDH. His goal is to get out as many permanents and high-cost spells as possible, flooding the battlefield and overwhelming opponents. This can be achieved in several ways, likelandfallabilities, artifact and enchantment-based decks, or high mana combo decks.

Kodama becomes even more competitive ifpartnered with another creature. Some common partners are Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood and Kamahl, Heart of Krosa. Gilanra is a great card for a high mana combo deck, while Kamahl pumps up your creatures each combat. Kodama is very competitive, so no matter what strategy you choose, you’ll find him a resilient commander.

Kodama of the East Tree Magic: The Gathering Card. “Reach Whenever another permanent enters the battlefield under your control, if it wasn’t put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser converted mana cost from your hand onto the battlefield. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)"

9Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Nobody should mess with Squirrels in any universe, and that includes the many planes of MTG. Toski is a tough critter to reckon with. Indestructible and relentless, he comes out quickly and doesn’t pull punches. Keeping his deck’s mana curve low will help keep him coming back for more.

Although he’s a fringe choice for a commander, Toski is one of the most-played because of how much fun he can be. The card advantage and aggression he adds to the deck makes for exciting gameplay, but he may fall behind other commanders. To prevent this, be sure to give him ample mana generation and protection to keep his frisky self safe.

Toski, Bearer of Secrets from Magic: the Gathering. Body text: This spell can’t be countered. Indestructible Toski, Bearer of Secrets attacks each combat if able. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

8Thrasta, Tempest’s Roar

Sure, you can play a Squirrel as a commander, so why not a huge Dinosaur? Thrasta is the definition of stompy ,with its ability to trample over creatures and, uniquely, planeswalkers. The goal is to make Thrasta as aggressive as possible, getting attacks in early and often. Getting Thrasta out onto the battlefield quickly with cards like Food Chain will help keep the blows coming.

Thrasta is not a very competitive card, and is often not seen in competitive play due to his high mana cost and ease of removability with forced sacrifice and exile effects. However, as with any fringe card in competitive Magic, it’s more likely to throw off your opponents who know the meta. ensure there are additional win-conditions in your deck as well as protection to keep Thrasta going.

Thrasta, Tempest’s Roar from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: This spell costs 3 less to cast for each other spell cast this turn. Trample, haste Trample over planeswalkers (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the controller of the planeswalker it’s attacking) Thrasta, Tempest’s Roar has hexproof as long as it entered the battlefield this turn.

7Halana, Kessig Ranger

Another creature-heavy deck, Halana, Kessig Ranger is as much about putting out creatures as she is about killing others. Using token creation cards like Avenger of Zendikar will rapidly fill the board with creatures and provide opportunities for killing opponents’ creatures.

In tournaments, she is lightly competitive. She is excellent at generating creatures and creature removal, but can be easily fended off by faster opponents. To handle this, be sure to add in additional removal spells, a strong mana base, and protection.

Halana, Kessig Ranger from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: Reach Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay 2. When you do, that creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

6Jaheira, Friend of the Forest

Jaheira, Friend of the Forest is not a very competitive card to play in cEDH, but she has a lot of potential. With thebackground ability, a second commander (a Background enchantment) can join the team. Should you choose to expand to a multi-color deck, this ability allows you to do so and can help make Jaheira a more formidable opponent.

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As a token based deck, her goal is to overrun her opponents by creating tokens and creating plenty of mana to play permanents. To do this, adding enchantments, instants, and sorceries is a large part of her token creation. To keep her competitive, be sure to add protection from board wipes and counterspells.

5Kamahl, Heart of Krosa

Kamahl was previously mentioned as a potential partner for Kodama, of the East Tree. He is a big guy that will make your other creatures big guys at the beginning of each combat. Kamahl is a creature-heavy deck that can turn his lands into huge creatures.

While Kodama is a competitive card, Kamahl is less competitive due to his high mana cost. However, he does well against control and land-based decks due to his ability to animate lands. It may benefit you to expand Kamahl’s mana base from mono-green to a multi-colored deck by partnering him with someone like Tymna, the Weaver. Otherwise, to keep him mono-green, you can also use Gilanra, Caller of the Wirewood, or Kodama, of the East Tree.

Jaheira, Friend of the Forest from Magic: The Gathering. Body Text: Tokens you control have “T: Add G.” Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

4Yeva, Nature’s Herald

Yeva, Nature’s Herald is a highly interactive deck, giving creatures instant speed castability. Being able to infer your opponents’ next play is very important to this deck, as she can surprise opponents with creatures that will disrupt enemy strategies and slow down the game.

Yeva’s higher mana cost and lack of combo abilities make her less competitive than other commanders. She’s about as competitive as Kamahl, Heart of Krosa due to her slow start. Be sure to add more mana ramp by adding the Quirion Ranger, Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, and Priest of Titania combo to help keep Yeva going.

Kamahl, Heart of Krosa from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: At the beginning of combat on your turn, creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain trample until end of turn. 1G: Until end of turn, target land you control becomes a 1/1 Elemental creature with vigilance, indestructible, and haste. It’s still a land. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

3Marwyn, the Nurturer

If you’re an Elf deck player, Marwyn, the Nurturer is the woman for you! Marwyn thrives off of other Elves, gaining strength for each Elf played and producing mana based on power. Cards like Elvish Archdruid and Leaf-Crowned Visionary will help both bolster your Elven troops while ramping up to bigger cards.

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She’s a step above on the competitive ladder from Kamahl, Heart of Krosa, and this is largely due to the enormous amount of mana she can produce in a short period of time. However, her competitive ability is only as good as she is fast. Keeping an eye out for counterspells and board wipes by adding protection to the deck will benefit Marwyn greatly.

2Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

Selvala utilizes yet another creature-heavy play style, but she is one of the most competitive in cEDH. Selvala not only provides card advantage and mana ramp, but also keeps you alive and well with life regeneration.

This is a stompy deck: big creatures come out fast and hit opponents hard. Better yet, add cards that untap others. Staff of Domination will lead Selvala into a combo that can create infinite lifegain, green mana generation, card draw, and untap creatures you control.

Yeva, Nature’s Herald from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: Flash You may cast green creature cards as though they had flash.

1Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Another highly competitive creature deck, Yisan the Wanderer Bard is excellent for card advantage. Yisan can search for cards that can begin combos that create infinite mana generation. Put Quirion Ranger, Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, and Priest of Titania in your deck for infinite green mana, enter and leave the battlefield triggers, storm count, and landfall triggers.

Yisan can also be used to impede opponents and slow down the game. In a high-paced format like cEDH, this kind of stoppage in play can really damage an opponent’s play while giving you time to create a combo. Yisan is very resilient and can keep up with top-tier decks with ease.

Marwyn, the Nurturer from Magic the Gathering. Body Text: Whenever another Elf enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Marwyn,the Nurturer. Tap: Add an amount of Green mana equal to Marwyn’s power.

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, its controller may draw a card if its power is greater than each other creature’s power. G, T: Add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard from Magic: the Gathering. Body Text: 2G, T, Put a verse counter on Yisan, the Wanderer Bard: Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.