Cheap green creatures
One and two mana green bodies worth playing: mana dorks, early beaters, and the utility creatures that still matter on turn ten.
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| Card | Cost | Type | What it does | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanowar Elves | {G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.26 |
| 2 | Elvish Mystic | {G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $5.23 |
| 3 | Fyndhorn Elves | {G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $2.09 |
| 4 | Arbor Elf | {G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Untap target Forest. | $0.89 |
| 5 | Tangled Florahedron // Tangled Vale | {1}{G} | Creature — Elemental // Land | Tangled Florahedron: {T}: Add {G}. // Tangled Vale: This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. | $0.37 |
| 6 | Sakura-Tribe Scout | {G} | Creature — Snake Shaman Scout | {T}: You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. | $2.84 |
| 7 | Joraga Treespeaker | {G} | Creature — Elf Druid | Level up {1}{G} ({1}{G}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-4 1/2 {T}: Add {G}{G}. LEVEL 5+ 1/4 Elves you control have "{T}: Add {G}{G}." | $1.56 |
| 8 | Noxious Newt | {1}{G} | Creature — Salamander | Deathtouch {T}: Add {G}. | $0.29 |
| 9 | Glistener Elf | {G} | Creature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior | Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) | $0.60 |
| 10 | Druid of the Cowl | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.28 |
| 11 | Grizzly Bears | {1}{G} | Creature — Bear | $0.21 | |
| 12 | Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf | {1}{G} | Creature — Human Werewolf // Creature — Werewolf | Scorned Villager: {T}: Add {G}. At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform this creature. // Moonscarred Werewolf: Vigilance {T}: Add {G}{G}. At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more… | $0.31 |
| 13 | Bear Cub | {1}{G} | Creature — Bear | $0.82 | |
| 14 | Orochi Merge-Keeper | {1}{G} | Creature — Snake Druid | {T}: Add {G}. As long as this creature is modified, it has "{T}: Add {G}{G}." (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) | $0.26 |
| 15 | Quirion Elves | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | As this creature enters, choose a color. {T}: Add {G}. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color. | $0.42 |
| 16 | Goobbue Gardener | {1}{G} | Creature — Plant Beast | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.21 |
| 17 | Leaf Gilder | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.30 |
| 18 | Forest Bear | {1}{G} | Creature — Bear | $26.59 | |
| 19 | Tukatongue Thallid | {G} | Creature — Fungus | When this creature dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. | $0.17 |
| 20 | Orochi Leafcaller | {G} | Creature — Snake Shaman | {G}: Add one mana of any color. | $0.29 |
| 21 | Orochi Sustainer | {1}{G} | Creature — Snake Shaman | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.22 |
| 22 | Heart Warden | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card. | $0.25 |
| 23 | Wirewood Elf | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.24 |
| 24 | Golden Hind | {1}{G} | Creature — Elk | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.16 |
| 25 | Skyshroud Elf | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. {1}: Add {R} or {W}. | — |
| 26 | Woodland Mystic | {1}{G} | Creature — Elf Druid | {T}: Add {G}. | $0.98 |
26 of 1666 cards the search scored for "cheap green creatures for the early game". Ordered by how much each card is played, among the cards that matched. Prices and legality come from Scryfall; the list was last refreshed on 2026-09-23.
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