Chief of the wilds by jponter

Format: Commander

Commander: Chief of the Wilds

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a dedicated Golgari tribal-midrange strategy commanded by Chief of the Wilds. The primary game plan revolves around deploying low-curve Wolf and Changeling creatures to accelerate the commander's +1/+1 counters while exploiting its ability to double triggered abilities of other Wolves. Early turns focus on mana ramp via 1–2 CMC spells like Wild Growth, Sol Ring, and Torgal, A Fine Hound to deploy the commander on Turn 3. By Turn 4, value engines like Garruk's Uprising and Tribute to the World Tree ensure steady card flow. On Turn 5, high-impact pieces like Hollowhenge Overlord, Doubling Season, and Chief Warg's Company create an explosive, wide board of massive Wolves equipped with trample, fear, or menace. The deck closes the game on Turn 6 through overwhelming multi-opponent combat damage, supported by one-sided board wipes like Kindred Dominance and resilient recovery tools like Bloodline Bidding.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ascendant Packleader
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bejeweled Warg
  • 1 Bloodline Bidding
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Cemetery Prowler
  • 1 Chief Warg's Company
  • 1 Chief of the Wilds
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Ferocious Pup
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
  • 1 Germination Practicum
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Graveshifter
  • 1 Head of the Hunt
  • 1 Herd Heirloom
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hollowhenge Overlord
  • 1 Howling Moon
  • 1 Howlpack Resurgence
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Intimidation
  • 1 Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mirkwood
  • 1 Mutable Explorer
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Necroblossom Snarl
  • 1 Nighthowl Pursuer
  • 1 Nightpack Ambusher
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Packsong Pup
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Primal Vigor
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Ravening Warg
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renata, Called to the Hunt
  • 1 Reverent Howl
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sarulf's Packmate
  • 1 Sarulf, Realm Eater
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sphere Grid
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Temple of Malady
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Chief Warg
  • 1 Torgal, A Fine Hound
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Wilderland Scrounger
  • 1 Wolfwillow Haven
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery