Journey to the West by huskietm

Format: Commander

Commander: Kibo, Uktabi Prince

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is a Gruul Ape and Monkey typal strategy commanded by Kibo, Uktabi Prince. The game plan revolves around giving opponents Banana artifact tokens, then systematically destroying those tokens and opposing mana rocks to trigger Kibo's ability, distributing +1/+1 counters across your entire Ape, Monkey, and Changeling board. Dense artifact interaction like Gorilla Shaman, Ancient Grudge, and Liquimetal Torque ensures consistent triggers while disrupting opposing mana development. Mid-game scaling is amplified by counter doublers such as Primal Vigor and direct-damage engines like All Will Be One. The deck converts massive creature size into victory using combat evasion from Primal Rage and Rogue's Passage, combined with multiple combat steps via Relentless Assault, Seize the Day, Savage Beating, and Fury of the Horde. While resilient to countermagic thanks to Rhythm of the Wild and Dosan the Falling Leaf, the deck relies primarily on natural draws and remains vulnerable to exile-based board wipes.

Decklist (99 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Ancient Grudge
  • 1 Ancient Silverback
  • 1 Barkform Harvester
  • 1 Bitter Work
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brotherhood's End
  • 1 Changeling Wayfinder
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Coin of Mastery
  • 1 Colossal Majesty
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Daily Bugle Building
  • 1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
  • 1 Elven Chorus
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fangren Marauder
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 11 Forest
  • 1 Fury of the Horde
  • 1 Gangly Stompling
  • 1 Gearbane Orangutan
  • 1 Gorilla Shaman
  • 1 Guerrilla Gorilla
  • 1 Hit-Monkey
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • 1 Kibo, Uktabi Prince
  • 1 Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
  • 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape
  • 1 Krosan Grip
  • 1 Level Up
  • 1 Liquimetal Coating
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Los Diablos Missile Base
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Monkey Cage
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Mutable Explorer
  • 1 Omashu City
  • 1 Origin of Metalbending
  • 1 Party Dude
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Petrified Hamlet
  • 1 Primal Rage
  • 1 Primal Vigor
  • 1 Quest for Renewal
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Savage Mansion
  • 1 Scrounging Bandar
  • 1 Seismic Tutelage
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Simian Simulacrum
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Stocking the Pantry
  • 1 Tarrian's Soulcleaver
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 The Ten Rings
  • 1 Thriving Bluff
  • 1 Thriving Grove
  • 1 Trading Post
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Vibrant Cityscape
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Viridian Revel
  • 1 Wielding the Green Dragon