Price$14.71 – $49.62
Buy on TCGplayerYavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Legendary Land
LegalRank #75
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Why is this card good?
Yavimaya is one of the most quietly powerful lands in green Commander, and it's an auto-include in a huge swath of decks for two distinct reasons.
First, mana fixing: turning every land (yours and your opponents') into a Forest means all your lands tap for green. In multicolor green decks, this smooths your curve and helps cast green spells off-color lands. Pairs absurdly with anything that costs 
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Second, and more importantly, synergy payoffs:
- Lands matter / Forest synergies: powers up cards like Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Mana Reflection, Nykthos, and dorks that ramp off Forests.
- Reki, Multani, Argothian Elder, and Forest-fetching effects all benefit.
The downside: making opponents' lands Forests can backfire—it enables their green effects and forestwalk. It also doesn't tap for any color you aren't already in.
Skip it in mono-color non-green decks or decks with no Forest/green payoffs—it's just a tapland-quality Forest then. Otherwise, in green, it's a near-free upgrade.
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Second, and more importantly, synergy payoffs:
- Lands matter / Forest synergies: powers up cards like Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Mana Reflection, Nykthos, and dorks that ramp off Forests.
- Reki, Multani, Argothian Elder, and Forest-fetching effects all benefit.
The downside: making opponents' lands Forests can backfire—it enables their green effects and forestwalk. It also doesn't tap for any color you aren't already in.
Skip it in mono-color non-green decks or decks with no Forest/green payoffs—it's just a tapland-quality Forest then. Otherwise, in green, it's a near-free upgrade.Related cards
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Printings (8)
Played by these commanders
Omo, Queen of Vesuva100% of 2
Combos (8)
- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb + Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
→ Destroy all lands opponents control, Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, Lock
- Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Living Lands + Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
→ Destroy all lands opponents control, Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, Lock
- Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb
→ Opponents can't activate abilities of lands or creatures they control, Lock, Mass Land Denial
- Linvala, Keeper of Silence + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Living Lands
→ Opponents can't activate abilities of lands or creatures they control, Lock, Mass Land Denial
- Drana and Linvala + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Life and Limb
→ Opponents can't activate abilities of lands or creatures they control, Lock, Mass Land Denial
- Drana and Linvala + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth + Living Lands
→ Opponents can't activate abilities of lands or creatures they control, Lock, Mass Land Denial