Thelon of Havenwood
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Each Fungus creature gets +1/+1 for each spore counter on it.
, Exile a Fungus card from a graveyard: Put a spore counter on each Fungus on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.41
- EDHREC rank
- #13509
Thelon of Havenwood turns every Fungus on the board into a scaling threat — each dying creature or sacrificed Saproling adds a +1/+1 counter to your entire board, and that passive alone justifies the slot. Slimefoot, the Stowaway pairs with it most naturally, since Slimefoot's constant Saproling production gives Thelon a steady counter engine without needing anything else.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Slimefoot, the Stowaway generates a stream of Saprolings that feed directly into Thelon of Havenwood's counter trigger, meaning every token death that drains opponents also grows your board — the two abilities compound on the same actions rather than competing for resources.
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain's insect token production gives Thelon of Havenwood a second source of creatures entering and dying, and the counter accumulation from Thelon turns Xavier's wide go-wide plan into a genuine power build-up rather than just a drain race.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Thelon of Havenwood belongs — the 100-card singleton format gives Fungus and Saproling tribal enough room to assemble the density of payoffs the strategy needs, and Thelon's passive does real work across a full table where creatures die constantly. In Legacy and Vintage, Thelon is technically legal but has never found a home; the effect is too slow and tribal-dependent for formats that end the game on turn one or two. Modern is the same story — a four-mana 2/2 with no immediate impact doesn't clear the bar for a format that demanding. Oathbreaker is the one adjacent format where Thelon could slot in as a signature spell package support piece, though the color restriction to green and black keeps the Fungus pool narrow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.41 bulk tier
At $0.41, Thelon of Havenwood is firmly bulk — a two-of reprint cycle and low demand outside dedicated Fungus tribal keep the price floor flat. It's a safe pickup at this price since there's no obvious catalyst to push it higher, but there's also no urgency; it'll be sitting in bulk bins for the foreseeable future.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Slimefoot, the Stowaway
- Xavier Sal, Infested Captain
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.