Goreclaw by EthanMetalHeart

Format: Commander

Commander: Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Mono-Green Stompy build piloted by Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma. The strategy accelerates through standard green land ramp to deploy Goreclaw on Turn 3, unlocking a persistent two-mana cost reduction for creatures with power 4 or greater. From Turn 4 onward, the deck curves out high-stature threats like Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Hydra Omnivore, and Thunderfoot Baloth. Critical pressure mounts around Turn 6, where Goreclaw's attack trigger grants +1/+1 and trample to overwhelm defenses. The deck relies purely on combat damage to eliminate opponents over sequential turns, supplemented by burst draw spells like Return of the Wildspeaker and Rishkar's Expertise. However, the list lacks stack interaction, runs minimal instant-speed creature removal, and suffers from prolonged vulnerability to board sweepers. Notably, Farseek is present as a dead card because the mana base contains only basic Forests and utility lands without fetchable off-color typings.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bellowing Tanglewurm
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Bonds of Mortality
  • 1 Bygone Marvels
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Citanul Hierophants
  • 1 Court of Bounty
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Devouring Tendrils
  • 1 Entish Restoration
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Ezuri's Predation
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fog
  • 31 Forest
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Gaea's Revenge
  • 1 Gaea's Will
  • 1 Garruk Wildspeaker
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Herd Heirloom
  • 1 Heritage Reclamation
  • 1 Hunter's Insight
  • 1 Hydra Omnivore
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nature's Way
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Praetor's Counsel
  • 1 Rabid Bite
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Recollect
  • 1 Respite
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Return to Nature
  • 1 Revive
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Road of Return
  • 1 Roiling Regrowth
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sandwurm Convergence
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Shriekwood Devourer
  • 1 Slippery Karst
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Leaf Champion
  • 1 Surrak, Elusive Hunter
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tanglesap
  • 1 The Skullspore Nexus
  • 1 The Tarrasque
  • 1 Threats Undetected
  • 1 Thrun, Breaker of Silence
  • 1 Thunderfoot Baloth
  • 1 Verdant Sun's Avatar
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Web of Life and Destiny
  • 1 Winds of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm
  • 1 Wrap in Vigor