Colfenor, the Last Yew

BGWAbzan{3}{W}{B}{G}$0.61
Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman
Colfenor, the Last Yew card art

Reach, vigilance Whenever Colfenor or another creature you control dies, return up to one other target creature card with lesser toughness from your graveyard to your hand.

Build a deck with Colfenor
TCGplayerCard Kingdom

How Colfenor decks play in EDH

Colfenor, the Last Yew is a Abzan commander in white, black and green costing 3WBG, and its legendary creature - treefolk shaman line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Colfenor, the Last Yew decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $17.79

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (2)

Sifter of Skulls
Sifter of Skulls
$0.78
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sakura-Tribe Elder
$0.28

Removal (1)

Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
$1.01

Creatures (13)

Ghalta the Immovable
Ghalta the Immovable
$0.40
Tom, Bert, and William
Tom, Bert, and William
$0.37
Radagast of Rhosgobel
Radagast of Rhosgobel
$1.89
Primal Witchstalker
Primal Witchstalker
$0.35
Guiding Hydra
Guiding Hydra
$0.59
Ugin's Conjurant
Ugin's Conjurant
$0.15
Endless One
Endless One
$0.70
Shifting Wall
Shifting Wall
$0.38
Stonecoil Serpent
Stonecoil Serpent
$0.33
Willow Geist
Willow Geist
$0.33
Rootless Yew
Rootless Yew
$0.31
Faeburrow Elder
Faeburrow Elder
$0.45
Doran, the Siege Tower
Doran, the Siege Tower
$8.23

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Lumithread Field
Lumithread Field
$0.25
Gaea's Anthem
Gaea's Anthem
$0.25
Glorious Anthem
Glorious Anthem
$0.38
Cultivate
Cultivate
$0.36

Build the full 100

Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Colfenor, the Last Yew decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

Start with Colfenor

Colfenor deck questions

What colours can I use in a Colfenor, the Last Yew deck?

Colfenor, the Last Yew has a Abzan colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Colfenor, the Last Yew?

The cards played most often in Colfenor, the Last Yew decks include Ghalta the Immovable, Tom, Bert, and William, Radagast of Rhosgobel. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Colfenor, the Last Yew deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $17.79 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Colfenor, the Last Yew deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

Other Abzan commanders

Thalia and The Gitrog MonsterBetor, Ancestor's VoiceDoran, the Siege TowerKarador, Ghost Chieftain