Sapling of Colfenor from Eventide - A Magic the Gathering Card Review

by Phoenix Desertsong

Sapling of Colfenor is a fascinating Legendary Creature from Eventide. For the most part, she's seen play in Commander alongside Doran, the Siege Tower. As that Commander lets creatures assign their combat damage by their toughness instead of their power, pretty much every creature in that deck has very high toughness..

This makes the Sapling a great way to get creatures into your hand easily while gaining more life than you'll likely ever lose by doing so. Also, because the Sapling is indestructible, you can swing away with her without many worries. (only effects that can exile it when it's attacking are a problem). Therefore, the Sapling's effect should activate fairly often.

With the introduction of Assault Formation in Dragons of Tarkir, copies of Doran the Siege Tower more than doubled in price. That Enchantment essentially doubles as a second copy of Doran. Forgotten Ancient, another popular creature in that deck, also saw a great uptivk in interest. The Sapling would soon follow, due to her utility in that sort of deck.

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Also, Sidisi, Undead Vizier, also  introduced in Dragons of Tarkir, is a 4/6 with deathtouch that both works well with Doran and Assault Formation's effect and also serves as a sort of Demonic Tutor. This Sidisi works well with both Doran and Sapling of Colfenor.

But, there's more to this card than simply her strong interaction with Doran & Friends. Being a Legendary Creature of her own, the Sapling can support a similar kind of deck of its own with the addition of Assault Formation. The Sapling has long been used as a Treefolk Tribal Commander. Now, she's better than ever.

Also, the Sapling of Colfenor has quite a backstory that you can read about here.