Gruul bichao by user5230764

Format: Commander

Commander: Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is a Gruul Stompy and Punisher Midrange strategy commanded by Ruric Thar, the Unbowed. The primary game plan accelerates into early mana production using cheap dorks like Llanowar Elves and Fanatic of Rhonas, enabling a Turn 4 commander deployment. Once on the battlefield, Ruric Thar applies immediate, oppressive pressure against noncreature spells by dealing 6 damage to any player who casts them, severely punishing spellslinger, storm, and artifact strategies. The deck follows up with high-impact threats, mana doublers like Regal Behemoth, and overrun finishers such as End-Raze Forerunners. It also includes a compact, infinite creature combo using Ivy Lane Denizen and Herd Baloth to generate unlimited 4/4 Beast tokens. While the deck possesses robust anti-counter protection and high creature density, its reliance on combat damage gives opponents multiple response cycles, and its interaction relies noticeably on sorcery-speed and fight-based removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Beastmaster
  • 1 Acidic Slime
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Archetype of Endurance
  • 1 Augur of Autumn
  • 1 Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary
  • 1 Bear Umbra
  • 1 Bow of Nylea
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Cindervines
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Courser of Kruphix
  • 1 Decimate
  • 1 Destructive Revelry
  • 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
  • 1 Domri Rade
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 End-Raze Forerunners
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 12 Forest
  • 1 Foster
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Garruk's Horde
  • 1 Genesis Hydra
  • 1 Grumgully, the Generous
  • 1 Gruul Charm
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Harmonize
  • 1 Herd Baloth
  • 1 Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
  • 1 Hydra Broodmaster
  • 1 Ivy Lane Denizen
  • 1 Karametra's Acolyte
  • 1 Kazandu Refuge
  • 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
  • 1 Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory
  • 1 Khenra Charioteer
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mage Slayer
  • 1 Mina and Denn, Wildborn
  • 1 Mistcutter Hydra
  • 1 Molten Primordial
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Oakhame Adversary
  • 1 Ogre Battledriver
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Prowling Serpopard
  • 1 Raging Ravine
  • 1 Regal Behemoth
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Rugged Highlands
  • 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
  • 1 Saryth, the Viper's Fang
  • 1 Savage Punch
  • 1 Savageborn Hydra
  • 1 Scavenging Ooze
  • 1 Sheltered Thicket
  • 1 Siege Dragon
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul of New Phyrexia
  • 1 Soul's Majesty
  • 1 Spearbreaker Behemoth
  • 1 Stormbreath Dragon
  • 1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tanuki Transplanter
  • 1 Temple of Abandon
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Up the Beanstalk
  • 1 Vizier of the Menagerie
  • 1 Web of Life and Destiny
  • 1 Whisperer of the Wilds
  • 1 Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
  • 1 Zhur-Taa Druid