Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury costs {3}{G}{G} and is a Legendary Planeswalker that can be your commander. Its +2 creates a 1/1 green Elf Druid token that taps for {G}, its -2 destroys target artifact or enchantment, and its -6 draws a card for each green creature you control. Every turn it makes another Elf, and each Elf makes more mana.
The precon already has the best Elf lords and mana Elves, including Elvish Archdruid, Priest of Titania, Imperious Perfect, Ezuri, Renegade Leader, Elvish Mystic and Llanowar Elves. Each swap below pairs a cut with an add, and every card is scored with the same numbers the Oracle uses to build decks: synergy and inclusion from the Freyalise decks, plus lift, which shows how much more often a card turns up in Freyalise decks than in decks that could play it.
Looking for the unmodified list first? Read the Guided by Nature precon guide.
What is holding the deck back
Not enough Elves and Elf payoffs
Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen, Elvish Warmaster, Canopy Tactician, Wirewood Channeler, Llanowar Tribe and Joraga Treespeaker are Elves or reward Elves. They are among the top-scoring cards the precon leaves out.
Big creatures and artifacts outside the lists
Grim Flowering, Assault Suit, Loreseeker's Stone, Predator, Flagship, Seer's Sundial, Creeperhulk, Lifeblood Hydra, Primordial Sage, Siege Behemoth, Sylvan Safekeeper, Terastodon, Tornado Elemental and others are not cards Freyalise decks usually play.
Few cards that draw from creature spells
Champions of the Perfect and Lifecrafter's Bestiary draw a card whenever you cast a creature spell, which suits a deck with 37 creatures.
The 12 swaps
Each pair shows the numbers for the card coming out and the card going in. Click a card image to zoom.
Grim Flowering is a six-mana sorcery that draws a card for each creature card in your graveyard. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen is a 3/4 Legendary Elf Warrior for {2}{G}{G} with reach. Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1, and whenever Dwynen attacks you gain 1 life for each attacking Elf you control. A four-drop Elf lord that is cheap to add.
Assault Suit is a four-mana Equipment that lets opponents steal the equipped creature. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Arbor Elf is a 1/1 Elf Druid for {G}. For a tap, untap target Forest. A one-drop Elf that doubles the mana from a Forest.
Loreseeker's Stone is a six-mana artifact that draws three cards for {3} and a tap. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Elvish Guidance is an Aura for {2}{G}. Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G} for each Elf on the battlefield. A three-mana Aura that makes one land tap for a lot of mana.
Predator, Flagship is a five-mana Legendary Artifact that gives flying and destroys flyers. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Llanowar Visionary is a 2/2 Elf Druid for {2}{G}. When it enters you draw a card, and for a tap it adds {G}. A three-drop Elf that draws a card and ramps.
Seer's Sundial is a four-mana artifact that draws on landfall for {2}. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Lifecrafter's Bestiary costs {3}. At the beginning of your upkeep you scry 1, and whenever you cast a creature spell you may pay {G} to draw a card. A three-mana artifact that draws from the deck's 37 creatures.
Creeperhulk is a five-mana 5/5 trampler that can change a creature's size. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Champions of the Perfect is a 6/6 Elf Warrior for {3}{G} that requires you to behold an Elf and exile it. Whenever you cast a creature spell you draw a card, and when it leaves the battlefield you return the exiled card to its owner's hand. A four-drop 6/6 that draws a card from every creature.
Lifeblood Hydra is a creature with {X}{G}{G}{G} that enters with X counters. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Joraga Treespeaker is a 1/1 Elf Druid for {G} with level up {1}{G}. At level 1-4 it taps for {G}{G}, and at level 5 or more Elves you control have "{T}: Add {G}{G}." A one-drop Elf that ramps, and later doubles every Elf's mana.
Primordial Sage is a six-mana 4/5 that draws on creature spells. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Wirewood Channeler is a 2/2 Elf Druid for {3}{G}. For a tap it adds X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Elves on the battlefield. A four-drop Elf that makes lots of mana of any colour.
Siege Behemoth is a seven-mana 7/4 hexproof creature that lets your creatures deal damage as though unblocked. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Llanowar Tribe is a 3/3 Elf Druid for {G}{G}{G}. For a tap it adds {G}{G}{G}. A three-drop Elf that taps for three mana.
Sylvan Safekeeper is a one-mana 1/1 that sacrifices a land to give shroud. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Fyndhorn Elves is a 1/1 Elf Druid for {G} that taps for {G}. A one-drop mana Elf.
Terastodon is an eight-mana 9/9 that destroys up to three noncreature permanents. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Canopy Tactician is a 3/3 Elf Warrior for {3}{G}. Other Elves you control get +1/+1, and for a tap it adds {G}{G}{G}. A four-drop Elf lord that also taps for three mana.
Tornado Elemental is a seven-mana 6/6 that deals 6 damage to each flyer. It is not a card Freyalise decks usually play.
Elvish Warmaster is a 2/2 Elf Warrior for {1}{G}. Whenever one or more other Elves you control enter, you create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token, once each turn, and for {5}{G}{G} Elves you control get +2/+2 and deathtouch until end of turn. A two-drop that makes an Elf every turn.
The full swap list
Cut
- Grim Flowering
- Assault Suit
- Loreseeker's Stone
- Predator, Flagship
- Seer's Sundial
- Creeperhulk
- Lifeblood Hydra
- Primordial Sage
- Siege Behemoth
- Sylvan Safekeeper
- Terastodon
- Tornado Elemental
Add
- Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
- Arbor Elf
- Elvish Guidance
- Llanowar Visionary
- Lifecrafter's Bestiary
- Champions of the Perfect
- Joraga Treespeaker
- Wirewood Channeler
- Llanowar Tribe
- Fyndhorn Elves
- Canopy Tactician
- Elvish Warmaster
What to keep
These cards are doing the deck's heavy lifting. Do not cut them.
- Elvish Archdruid$0.49
Played in 83% of Freyalise decks. Gives other Elves +1/+1 and taps for {G} for each Elf you control. - Priest of Titania$1.25
Played in 80% of Freyalise decks. Taps for {G} for each Elf on the battlefield. - Imperious Perfect$0.48
Played in 68% of Freyalise decks. Gives other Elves +1/+1 and makes an Elf Warrior each turn. - Ezuri, Renegade Leader$14.95
Played in 57% of Freyalise decks. Regenerates Elves and gives them +3/+3 and trample. - Lys Alana Huntmaster$1.01
Played in 57% of Freyalise decks. Makes an Elf Warrior token whenever you cast an Elf spell.
If you want to spend more
These are strong but sit outside a budget upgrade. Prices are the cheapest paper printing.
- Marwyn, the Nurturer$5.83
A three-mana Elf that grows whenever another Elf enters and taps for {G} equal to its power. It costs more than a budget upgrade should. - Leaf-Crowned Visionary$5.08
A two-mana Elf lord that draws a card whenever you cast an Elf spell. It costs more than a budget upgrade should.
Guided by Nature already has the Elf lords, the mana Elves and Freyalise's Elf tokens. The upgrade is cheap Elves and Elf payoffs, in place of big non-Elf creatures and filler artifacts that Freyalise decks leave out. These twelve swaps cost about $14 in total.
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Build with The Oracle →Frequently asked questions
What are the best upgrades for the Guided by Nature precon?
Using data from 2,993 Freyalise decks, the highest-scoring additions are Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen (for Grim Flowering), Elvish Warmaster (for Tornado Elemental) and Canopy Tactician (for Terastodon). The full list has 12 swaps, each scored with synergy, inclusion and lift.
How much does it cost to upgrade Guided by Nature?
All 12 swaps cost about $14.28 at the cheapest paper printings (TCGplayer market prices via Scryfall, 2026-10-28). If you want to spend more, the guide also covers Marwyn, the Nurturer ($5.83) and Leaf-Crowned Visionary ($5.08).
What should I cut from Guided by Nature?
The weakest cards for this commander are Grim Flowering, Assault Suit and Loreseeker's Stone. The guide explains the reason for every cut, and swaps each one for a card that scores higher.
Which cards should I keep in Guided by Nature?
Keep Elvish Archdruid, Priest of Titania, Imperious Perfect, Ezuri, Renegade Leader and Lys Alana Huntmaster. These are the cards doing the deck's heavy lifting.
What does Freyalise do?
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury costs {3}{G}{G} and is a Legendary Planeswalker that can be your commander. Its +2 creates a 1/1 green Elf Druid token that taps for {G}, its -2 destroys target artifact or enchantment, and its -6 draws a card for each green creature you control. Every turn it makes another Elf, and each Elf makes more mana.
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How the numbers work
Inclusion is the share of Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury decks (2,993 of them when this was written, 2026-10-28) that play the card. Synergy is how much more often they play it than other decks in the same colours. Oracle score is synergy × 0.6 plus inclusion × 0.4, the same blend The Oracle uses to rank cards for a deck. Lift compares how often the card appears in these decks with how often it could, capped at 8× here; it is shown for context and does not change the score.
Two cautions. Players who run the precon unmodified count as Freyalise decks, which flatters every card the precon contains. Lift is high for many Elf cards because few decks play them outside an Elves deck, so use lift to compare cards, not to judge one in isolation. A card the commander's decks do not usually play counts as 0 in the average score. Prices are the cheapest non-foil paper printing on TCGplayer (via Scryfall), in USD, and move daily.