Art: Chris Rallis · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

WRG

Legendary Creature — Elf Spirit · from $0.40

At the beginning of combat on your turn, up to one target land you control becomes an X/X Elemental creature with trample and haste until end of turn, where X is Obuun's power. It's still a land. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

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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

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 42 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
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	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
24	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
25	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
38	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
39	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
40	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
43	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
44	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
45	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
46	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
47	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
48	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
49	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
50	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
51	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
52	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
53	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
54	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
55	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
58	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
59	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
60	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
61	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
62	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
65	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
66	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
67	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
68	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
69	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
70	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
71	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
72	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
73	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
74	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
75	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
76	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
77	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28
78	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
79	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
80	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
81	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
82	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
83	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
84	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
85	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
86	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
87	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
88	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
89	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
90	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
91	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
92	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
93	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
94	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
95	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
96	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
97	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
98	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
99	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
100	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50

Curve of these staples

Combos with Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

The 10 most popular of 12 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Fertilid + Lotus Cobra + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Spelunking
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Spelunking + Tireless Provisioner
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Amulet of Vigor + Fertilid + Lotus Cobra + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Horizon Explorer + Lotus Cobra + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Horizon Explorer + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Tireless Provisioner
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Lotus Cobra + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Tiller Engine
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Amulet of Vigor + Fertilid + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Tireless Provisioner
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Nissa, Resurgent Animist + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Spelunking
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Fertilid + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor + Tiller Engine + Tireless Provisioner
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Amulet of Vigor + Fertilid + Nissa, Resurgent Animist + Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Near-infinite landfall triggers · Put all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield tapped
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

16th of 34 — Commander Party - The Hobbit - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Alejandro Medina

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Precons led by Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor

Official preconstructed decks with Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor at the helm.

Land's Wrath
PreconCommander· Released Sep 2020

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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