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Format: Commander

Commander: The Gitrog Monster

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 56

Deck overview

This list is an optimized competitive Commander build of The Gitrog Monster, engineered to execute the classic Dakmor dredge loop. By pairing the commander with a zero-cost discard outlet like Putrid Imp or Wild Mongrel and the dredge land Dakmor Salvage, the deck creates a self-sustaining loop that draws the entire library while continuously recycling graveyard contents using Eldrazi titans Kozilek, Butcher of Truth and Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre. An extensive ramp package composed of mana elves and fast rituals powers out the 5-mana commander by Turn 3–4, supported by dense land tutors (Crop Rotation, Entomb, Realms Uncharted). Once the deck is drawn, loops of Dark Ritual and Lotus Petal generate unbounded mana, closing out the table instantly with Exsanguinate or Ebony Charm. Protection spells like Veil of Summer and Sylvan Safekeeper insulate the combo against interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Aftermath Analyst
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Cabal Pit
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Collector Ouphe
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Culling Ritual
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dakmor Salvage
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkblast
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Destiny Spinner
  • 1 Ebony Charm
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fiend Artisan
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Golgari Grave-Troll
  • 1 Hickory Woodlot
  • 1 Icetill Explorer
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 1 Life from the Loam
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Noose Constrictor
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Oblivion Crown
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Putrid Imp
  • 1 Rain of Filth
  • 1 Realms Uncharted
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Six
  • 1 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stinkweed Imp
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Summoner's Pact
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
  • 1 Sylvan Scrying
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Wild Mongrel
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Worldly Tutor