Gruul Ramp with Xenagos for Commander

commanderβ€’rampβ€’
β€’100 cardsβ€’Avg CMC: 0.8

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Deck Statistics

Total Cards
100
Unique Cards
59
Sideboard
0
Format
commander
Total Cost
$141.57

CMC Curve

0
63
1
5
2
7
3
10
4
7
5
2
6
4
7
1
8
0
9
0
10
0
11
0
12
1

Color Distribution

7
24
70
7

Card Types

legendary planeswalker
4
legendary creature
2
creature
9
sorcery
5
artifact
7
instant
3
land
19
basic land
44
enchantment
7

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Strategy

The deck focuses on ramping efficiently to cast large, impactful creatures and spells. Utilize mana acceleration and land fetching to maintain a steady flow of mana, while deploying creatures that can end the game quickly. Support this strategy with protective and utility enchantments, artifacts, and planeswalkers to maintain board presence and control.

Key Synergies

  • β€’Fires of Yavimaya and Xenagos, the Reveler to provide acceleration and haste to big threats.
  • β€’Scute Swarm with landfall triggers to create overwhelming board presence.
  • β€’Sunbird's Invocation to gain additional value from casting large spells.

AI-Generated Synergies

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Atla Palani, Nest TenderGhalta, Primal Hunger
HIGH

Atla Palani creates 0/1 Egg tokens that can be sacrificed to potentially bring out powerful creatures like Ghalta, who can be summoned for free if its mana cost is reduced by the number of creatures you control. Since Ghalta's cost decreases with the number of creatures on the battlefield, using Atla helps to rapidly generate a board presence.

Scute SwarmFires of Yavimaya
HIGH

Fires of Yavimaya gives Scute Swarm haste, allowing it to attack immediately after it enters the battlefield. This can lead to explosive turns where multiple tokens can be created and swing for damage in a single turn, effectively overwhelming your opponent.

Chandra, Awakened InfernoXenagos, the Reveler
MEDIUM

Chandra provides continuous damage and card advantage with her loyalty abilities, while Xenagos can ramp up mana and create creature tokens. Together, they create a strong battlefield presence where Chandra can deal damage, and Xenagos can help generate more creatures to support Chandra’s aggressive strategy.

CultivateRampant Growth
MEDIUM

Both Cultivate and Rampant Growth are excellent ramp cards that accelerate mana production. Cultivate allows you to search for two basic lands and put one into play, while Rampant Growth puts one directly onto the battlefield. This ramp strategy helps you power out large threats like Ghalta and other high-cost creatures more quickly.

Lightning GreavesBriar Hydra
MEDIUM

Lightning Greaves can give Briar Hydra haste and shroud, protecting it from targeted removal while allowing it to attack immediately. This synergizes well with Briar Hydra's ability to enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters based on the mana spent, maximizing its impact on the game.

Mainboard (100 cards)

Chandra, Awakened Inferno

Chandra, Awakened Inferno

$8.01

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

$0.70

Scute Swarm

Scute Swarm

$3.34

Cultivate

Cultivate

$0.45

Briar Hydra

Briar Hydra

$0.16

Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

$13.43

Sol Ring

Sol Ring

$1.40

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

$0.40

Cultivator's Caravan

Cultivator's Caravan

$0.22

Eternal Witness

Eternal Witness

$1.25

Beast Whisperer

Beast Whisperer

$4.22

Mightform Harmonizer

Mightform Harmonizer

$1.00

Path to Exile

Path to Exile

$1.50

Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares

$1.13

Command Tower

Command Tower

$0.24

Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground

$5.97

Sacred Foundry

Sacred Foundry

$7.34

Cinder Glade

Cinder Glade

$0.19

Canopy Vista

Canopy Vista

$0.20

Clifftop Retreat

Clifftop Retreat

$0.20

Evolving Wilds

Evolving Wilds

$0.06

Terramorphic Expanse

Terramorphic Expanse

$0.12

12
Plains

Plains

$0.05 Γ— 12

11
Mountain

Mountain

$0.05 Γ— 11

21
Forest

Forest

$0.04 Γ— 21

Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Atla Palani, Nest Tender

$1.06

Fires of Yavimaya

Fires of Yavimaya

$0.79

Xenagos, the Reveler

Xenagos, the Reveler

$1.67

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

$3.76

Sunder Shaman

Sunder Shaman

$0.11

Avacyn's Pilgrim

Avacyn's Pilgrim

$0.48

Farseek

Farseek

$0.36

Rampant Growth

Rampant Growth

$0.35

Kodama's Reach

Kodama's Reach

$1.19

Gruul Signet

Gruul Signet

$0.48

Selesnya Signet

Selesnya Signet

$0.27

Boros Signet

Boros Signet

$0.33

Sun Titan

Sun Titan

$0.20

Explosive Vegetation

Explosive Vegetation

$0.15

Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Nissa, Who Shakes the World

$2.87

Garruk, Primal Hunter

Garruk, Primal Hunter

$1.65

Zendikar Resurgent

Zendikar Resurgent

$2.73

Krosan Grip

Krosan Grip

$0.88

Aura Shards

Aura Shards

$21.50

Aura of Silence

Aura of Silence

$3.52

Mayael's Aria

Mayael's Aria

$1.96

Sunbird's Invocation

Sunbird's Invocation

$0.33

Frontier Siege

Frontier Siege

$0.21

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

$0.15

Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

$2.27

Kessig Wolf Run

Kessig Wolf Run

$0.21

Temple Garden

Temple Garden

$17.00

Rugged Prairie

Rugged Prairie

$0.20

Wooded Bastion

Wooded Bastion

$12.96

Fire-Lit Thicket

Fire-Lit Thicket

$7.37

Rootbound Crag

Rootbound Crag

$0.37

Sunpetal Grove

Sunpetal Grove

$0.38

Mossfire Valley

Mossfire Valley

$0.12

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

$0.17