werewolf by joshlaurel52

Format: Commander

Commander: Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Gruul Werewolf tribal list commanded by Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge. The primary strategy focuses on deploying low-curve Wolves and Werewolves on early turns, casting Tovolar on Turn 3, and immediately converting combat connections into substantial card draw. On Turn 4 upkeep, Tovolar automatically forces nightfall and transforms the pack into their stat-boosted Nightbound forms. The deck transitions into a lethal threat by Turn 5 using potent force multipliers such as Unnatural Growth, Overwhelming Stampede, and Beastmaster Ascension. Across subsequent turns, the deck systematically eliminates opponents through overwhelming trample and combat damage while using Tovolar's firebreathing ability as an additional mana sink. Supporting tools like Wrap in Vigor and Full Moon's Rise offer protection against wipe spells, while The Celestus and Moonmist provide manual day/night manipulation. The deck reliably pressures life totals while maintaining a full hand.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arlinn Kord // Arlinn, Embraced by the Moon
  • 1 Arlinn, the Pack's Hope // Arlinn, the Moon's Fury
  • 1 Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Bejeweled Warg
  • 1 Berserkers' Onslaught
  • 1 Bird Admirer // Wing Shredder
  • 1 Bow of Nylea
  • 1 Burly Breaker // Dire-Strain Demolisher
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Child of the Pack // Savage Packmate
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cult of the Waxing Moon
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Edgar, Moonlit Sovereign
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 13 Forest
  • 1 Full Moon's Rise
  • 1 Geier Reach Bandit // Vildin-Pack Alpha
  • 1 Germination Practicum
  • 1 Hollowhenge Overlord
  • 1 Hound Tamer // Untamed Pup
  • 1 Howl of the Night Pack
  • 1 Howling Moon
  • 1 Howlpack Piper // Wildsong Howler
  • 1 Howlpack Resurgence
  • 1 Hull Breach
  • 1 Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells
  • 1 Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
  • 1 Instigator Gang // Wildblood Pack
  • 1 Kessig Naturalist // Lord of the Ulvenwald
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kruin Outlaw // Terror of Kruin Pass
  • 1 Lunar Frenzy
  • 1 Mayor of Avabruck // Howlpack Alpha
  • 1 Mondronen Shaman // Tovolar's Magehunter
  • 1 Moonmist
  • 1 Moonrager's Slash
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nightpack Ambusher
  • 1 Outland Liberator // Frenzied Trapbreaker
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Pack's Betrayal
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Radagast of Rhosgobel
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Runebound Wolf
  • 1 Sage of Ancient Lore // Werewolf of Ancient Hunger
  • 1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tavern Ruffian // Tavern Smasher
  • 1 Temple of Abandon
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Celestus
  • 1 Tireless Hauler // Dire-Strain Brawler
  • 1 Tovolar's Huntmaster // Tovolar's Packleader
  • 1 Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge
  • 1 Unnatural Growth
  • 1 Village Watch // Village Reavers
  • 1 Waxing Moon
  • 1 Weaver of Blossoms // Blossom-Clad Werewolf
  • 1 Wilderland Scrounger
  • 1 Wrap in Vigor