Art: Victor Adame Minguez · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Chulane, Teller of Tales
WUGLegendary Creature — Human Druid · from $5.11
Vigilance
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
{3}, {T}: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
58 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Cultivate | Sorcery | 3 | $0.38 |
| 16 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 17 | Farseek | Sorcery | 2 | $0.42 |
| 18 | Beast Within | Instant | 3 | $0.49 |
| 19 | Nature's Lore | Sorcery | 2 | $2.15 |
| 20 | Rampant Growth | Sorcery | 2 | $0.39 |
| 21 | Heroic Intervention | Instant | 2 | $9.28 |
| 22 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 23 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 24 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 25 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 26 | Birds of Paradise | Creature | 1 | $4.98 |
| 27 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 28 | Kodama's Reach | Sorcery | 3 | $1.55 |
| 29 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 30 | Three Visits | Sorcery | 2 | $5.55 |
| 31 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 32 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 33 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 34 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 35 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 36 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 37 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 38 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 39 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 40 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 41 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 42 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 43 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 44 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 45 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 46 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 47 | Llanowar Elves | Creature | 1 | $0.24 |
| 48 | Breeding Pool | Land | 0 | $9.15 |
| 49 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 50 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 51 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 52 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 53 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 54 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 55 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 56 | Boseiju, Who Endures | Land | 0 | $50.48 |
| 57 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 58 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 59 | Temple Garden | Land | 0 | $6.57 |
| 60 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 61 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 62 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 63 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 64 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 65 | Garruk's Uprising | Enchantment | 3 | $0.39 |
| 66 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 67 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 68 | Hinterland Harbor | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 69 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 70 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 71 | Elvish Mystic | Creature | 1 | $0.35 |
| 72 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 73 | Canopy Vista | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 74 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 75 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 76 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 77 | Sakura-Tribe Elder | Creature | 2 | $0.30 |
| 78 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 79 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 80 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 81 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 82 | Eternal Witness | Creature | 3 | $1.10 |
| 83 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 84 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 85 | Sunpetal Grove | Land | 0 | $0.28 |
| 86 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 87 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 88 | Yavimaya Coast | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 89 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 90 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 91 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 92 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 93 | Rejuvenating Springs | Land | 0 | $4.12 |
| 94 | Delighted Halfling | Creature | 1 | $25.91 |
| 95 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 96 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 97 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 98 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 99 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 100 | Ghostly Prison | Enchantment | 3 | $5.72 |
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Most played with Chulane, Teller of Tales
The 25 most-played cards in 16 settled top-16 lists running Chulane, Teller of Tales at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breeding Pool | 100% · 16 of 16 | 3 |
| 2 | Command Tower | 100% · 16 of 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Birds of Paradise | 94% · 15 of 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Island | 94% · 15 of 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Temple Garden | 94% · 15 of 16 | 3 |
| 6 | Windswept Heath | 94% · 15 of 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Bloom Tender | 88% · 14 of 16 | 3 |
| 8 | Forest | 88% · 14 of 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Hallowed Fountain | 88% · 14 of 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Llanowar Elves | 88% · 14 of 16 | 2 |
| 11 | Noble Hierarch | 88% · 14 of 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Elvish Mystic | 81% · 13 of 16 | 2 |
| 13 | Flooded Strand | 81% · 13 of 16 | 2 |
| 14 | Fyndhorn Elves | 81% · 13 of 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Lotus Cobra | 81% · 13 of 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Shrieking Drake | 81% · 13 of 16 | 2 |
| 17 | Avacyn's Pilgrim | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 18 | Delighted Halfling | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 19 | Enlightened Tutor | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Misty Rainforest | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 21 | Mystic Remora | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 22 | Plains | 75% · 12 of 16 | 2 |
| 23 | Sol Ring | 75% · 12 of 16 | 3 |
| 24 | Whitemane Lion | 75% · 12 of 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Boseiju, Who Endures | 69% · 11 of 16 | 2 |
Combos with Chulane, Teller of Tales
The 10 most popular of 54 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Intruder Alarm
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce · Near-infinite storm count · Near-infinite untap of all creatures · Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Mana Breach + Shrieking Drake
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Lotus Cobra + Shrieking Drake + Simic Growth Chamber
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Lotus Cobra + Selesnya Sanctuary + Shrieking Drake
Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count · Infinite card draw
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Shrieking Drake + Simic Growth Chamber + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Azorius Chancery + Chulane, Teller of Tales + Lotus Cobra + Shrieking Drake
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Selesnya Sanctuary + Shrieking Drake + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Azorius Chancery + Chulane, Teller of Tales + Shrieking Drake + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Overburden + Shrieking Drake
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite storm count
Chulane, Teller of Tales + Lotus Cobra + Oboro, Palace in the Clouds + Shrieking Drake
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite storm count
Top finishes
3 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 5th of 22 — TEMPLO cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by David Freijo
- 15th of 21 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 1) on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Andrea Mellone
- 11th of 20 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 0) on Topdeck.ggSep 17, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Andrea Mellone
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.