Essence Warden
Creature — Elf Shaman · 
Essence Warden is part of 145 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Animation Module and Defiler of Faith.
Essence Warden
Creature — Elf Shaman
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
- Mana value
- 1
- Power/Toughness
- 1/1
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Essence Warden in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Essence Warden can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
- Creature Castable for One Colored Mana
- Creature with MV<=1
- Creature Castable for
- Creature Castable with Two or Less Mana
- Creature with MV = 1
What Essence Warden provides to the combos it is part of.
- Gain life on Creature ETB (Soul Sister)
Combos with Essence Warden
145 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Essence Warden
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Treebeard, Gracious Host
Scurry Oak
Essence Warden
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Cleric Class
Essence Warden
Scurry Oak
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Essence Warden
Scurry Oak
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Kwia Vigorbloom
Essence Warden
Emiel the Blessed
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Archangel of Thune
Essence Warden
Scurry Oak
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Trudge Garden
Ashnod's Altar
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Cleric Class
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Gravecrawler
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Cleric Class
Essence Warden
Herd Baloth
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Archangel of Thune
Essence Warden
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Essence Warden
Herd Baloth
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Archangel of Thune
Essence Warden
Herd Baloth
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Light of Promise
Essence Warden
Scurry Oak
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Light of Promise
Essence Warden
Herd Baloth
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Color Identity: G
Cards in combo:
Essence Warden
Scurry Oak
Heroic Feast
Results in combo:
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite lifegain
Infinite lifegain triggers
Color Identity: G, W
Cards in combo:
Basking Broodscale
Light of Promise
Essence Warden
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite lifegain
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Color Identity: B, G
Cards in combo:
Warren Soultrader
Essence Warden
Quina, Qu Gourmet
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite lifegain triggers
Infinite Treasure tokens
