Ferrafor, Young Yew
ECC · rare · Released 2026-01-23
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
below rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
multiple modes
situational
easily answered
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Rationale
Ferrafor is a 7cmc Treefolk Druid that generates Saproling tokens equal to counters among a target player's creatures on ETB, then taps to double all counter types on a creature. It is a strong payoff in +1/+1 counters shells with wide boards, but is severely hampered by its high mana cost (7cmc) and dependence on counters already being in play — an extreme "win-more" in established counter-heavy boards. The activated ability is powerful but slow, requiring Ferrafor to tap (no haste) and only affecting one creature at a time.
Learnings (3)
Ferrafor's ETB counts counters among creatures a TARGET PLAYER controls — it can be pointed at an opponent to steal tokens from their counter-laden board, not just your own, which is a subtle political/combo angle.
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The tap ability doubles 'each kind of counter' — this includes negative counters (like -1/-1 counters), stun counters, or finality counters on opponent creatures, enabling situational hate plays beyond pure +1/+1 synergy.
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At 7 mana, Ferrafor almost always requires ramp or cost reduction to be competitive; in a counter-heavy deck it often arrives too late to swing the game unless the board state is already snowballing.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #9,482