Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

Legendary Creature — Human Druid · from $1.20

Whenever you cast a spell from exile or a land you control enters from exile, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token. {1}, {T}, Discard a card: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.

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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

61 of 100 at $5 or less · 38 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	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
22	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
23	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
42	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
43	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
44	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
45	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
46	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
50	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
51	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
52	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
53	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
54	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
55	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
59	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
60	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
61	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
62	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
63	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
64	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
65	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
66	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
67	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
68	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
69	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
70	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
76	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
77	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
78	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
79	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
82	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
83	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
84	Spire Garden	Land	0	$6.11
85	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
90	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
91	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
92	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
93	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
100	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40

Curve of these staples

Most played with Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

The 25 most-played cards in 5 settled top-16 lists running Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald at 16+ player events since Mar 21, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Beast Within	100% · 5 of 5	2
2	Cinder Glade	100% · 5 of 5	2
3	Command Tower	100% · 5 of 5	2
4	Delayed Blast Fireball	100% · 5 of 5	2
5	Escape to the Wilds	100% · 5 of 5	2
6	Forest	100% · 5 of 5	2
7	Game Trail	100% · 5 of 5	2
8	Gruul Turf	100% · 5 of 5	2
9	Highland Forest	100% · 5 of 5	2
10	Laelia, the Blade Reforged	100% · 5 of 5	2
11	Mossfire Valley	100% · 5 of 5	2
12	Mosswort Bridge	100% · 5 of 5	2
13	Mountain	100% · 5 of 5	2
14	Nalfeshnee	100% · 5 of 5	2
15	Natural Reclamation	100% · 5 of 5	2
16	Nature's Lore	100% · 5 of 5	2
17	Outpost Siege	100% · 5 of 5	2
18	Passionate Archaeologist	100% · 5 of 5	2
19	Sol Ring	100% · 5 of 5	2
20	Spinerock Knoll	100% · 5 of 5	2
21	Temple of the False God	100% · 5 of 5	2
22	Xenagos, the Reveler	100% · 5 of 5	2
23	Arasta of the Endless Web	80% · 4 of 5	1
24	Arcane Signet	80% · 4 of 5	1
25	Ash Barrens	80% · 4 of 5	1

Combos with Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ashnod's Altar + Eternal Scourge + Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald + Mimic Vat
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

13th of 20 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E05 on Topdeck.ggJul 31, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Jorel Rinaldi de Oliveira
3rd of 22 — Commander budget on Topdeck.ggJun 18, 2026 · 2–1–0 · by Jesus garcia
3rd of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S1 - E09 on Topdeck.ggMar 27, 2026 · 1–0–1 · by Pedro souza
14th of 16 — Viernes Fecha de Liga de Precon +10 on Topdeck.ggMar 27, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Tobias Astudillo
16th of 29 — Sábados de Commander > Pre-con +10 Evento Especial on Topdeck.ggMar 21, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Tobias Astudillo

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Precons led by Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

Official preconstructed decks with Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald at the helm.

Exit from Exile
PreconCommander· Released Jun 2022

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. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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