Nemata, Grove Guardian

Gameplan

Nemata turns excess mana into a swarm of Saprolings, then pumps the whole team for a lethal overrun. You ramp into Nemata, build a wide board with token generators, and close games by sacrificing Saprolings to make survivors enormous or by going wide with anthems and trample.

Key Cards

• Doubling Season — Doubles every Saproling Nemata creates, instantly turning the token engine into a flood.
• Parallel Lives — Another token doubler that exponentially grows your Saproling swarm each activation.
• Craterhoof Behemoth — The premier finisher—turns your wide board into a one-shot lethal alpha strike.
• Cathars' Crusade — Each Saproling entering pumps your whole team with permanent +1/+1 counters.
• Slimefoot, the Stowaway — A Saproling-centric partner-in-crime that drains opponents and recurs tokens for aristocrats lines.
• Verdurous Gembud / Verdant Embrace — Mana sinks and Saproling generators that synergize directly with the tribe.
• Cabal Coffers — Generates the massive mana you need to spam Nemata's token ability all game.

Upgrade Path

Add token doublers (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives, Anointed Procession) and mana cost reducers so Nemata's ability spirals out of control. Prioritize ramp and big-mana enablers (Cabal Coffers, Nykthos, Gaea's Cradle) to fuel repeated activations, and include resilient finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth plus protection such as Heroic Intervention and Boros Charm equivalents (Tamiyo's Safekeeping) to survive wraths.