Chief of the Wilds by ArmourWulfe

Format: Commander

Commander: Chief of the Wilds

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Golgari deck leverages Chief of the Wilds to transform tribal Wolf synergies into an overwhelming combat force. The game plan focuses on deploying efficient two-mana ramp to cast the commander by turn 3 or 4. Once on the battlefield, Chief of the Wilds doubles all triggered abilities from other Wolves and battles while accumulating +1/+1 counters whenever a Wolf enters. Cards like Hollowhenge Overlord, Chief Warg's Company, and Nightpack Ambusher flood the battlefield with Wolf tokens, turning the commander into a lethal threat with menace. The deck supports this aggressive swarm with robust creature tutoring, efficient removal such as Assassin's Trophy and Deadly Rollick, and resilient protection spells like Heroic Intervention. Combat overruns from Return of the Wildspeaker, Banner of Kinship, and Finale of Devastation cleanly close out the game across two attack cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
  • 1 Ascendant Packleader
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Bejeweled Warg
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestial Reunion
  • 1 Cemetery Prowler
  • 1 Chief Warg's Company
  • 1 Chief of the Wilds
  • 1 Chomping Changeling
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Ferocious Pup
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Head of the Hunt
  • 1 Herd Heirloom
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hollowhenge Overlord
  • 1 Howling Moon
  • 1 Innkeeper's Talent
  • 1 Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria
  • 1 Invasion of Zendikar // Awakened Skyclave
  • 1 Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity
  • 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Master of the Wild Hunt
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mutable Explorer
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Nightpack Ambusher
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Packsong Pup
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Primal Adversary
  • 1 Ravening Warg
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Requiem Monolith
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sarulf's Packmate
  • 1 Sarulf, Realm Eater
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Selfless Safewright
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Silverfur Partisan
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Steely Resolve
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Tainted Wood
  • 1 Tale of Katara and Toph
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tear Asunder
  • 1 Terrasymbiosis
  • 1 The Chief Warg
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Torgal, A Fine Hound
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Turbulent Fen
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Viridescent Bog
  • 1 Wargling
  • 1 Wastewood Verge
  • 1 Wilderland Scrounger
  • 1 Wolfcaller's Howl
  • 1 Wolfwillow Haven
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth