Orchard Elemental

Commanders that run Orchard Elemental most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Círdan the Shipwright: 445 decks
• Erestor of the Council: 426 decks
• Emissary Green: 51 decks

Often played with Orchard Elemental

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Council Guardian
• Lieutenants of the Guard
• Bite of the Black Rose
• Grudge Keeper
• Messenger Jays
• Custodi Squire
• Tyrant's Choice
• Path of the Schemer
• Brago's Representative
• Capital Punishment

Rulings

• 2016-08-23: The effects of each council’s dilemma ability happen in the stated order. First the vote occurs, then the first effect, and finally the second effect.
• 2016-08-23: Players can’t do anything between voting and finishing the resolution of the spell or ability that included the vote.
• 2016-08-23: If a creature with an enters-the-battlefield council’s dilemma ability leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, players can still vote for any option that would put +1/+1 counters on that creature, even though—or perhaps especially because—those votes won’t generate an effect.
• 2016-08-23: Unlike the will of the council cards from the original Conspiracy set, where a majority of votes determined what happened, each vote made for a council’s dilemma card adds to the ultimate effect.
• 2016-08-23: Because the votes are made in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
• 2016-08-23: You must vote for one of the available options. You can’t abstain.
• 2016-08-23: No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.