UnBEARable by hucklebhuck

Format: Commander

Commander: Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is a classic mono-green tribal aggro strategy led by Ayula, Queen Among Bears. The game plan revolves around casting Ayula on Turn 2 and immediately following up with low-cost Bear creatures to place +1/+1 counters or fight down problematic opposing creatures. As the Bear board grows, the deck uses global pump and evasion enablers like Overcome, Klothys's Design, Gnarlid Colony, and Nylea's Forerunner to push through lethal trample damage. While the deck possesses explosive early board development and consistent commander access, it lacks dedicated card draw engines and noncreature stack interaction, making it vulnerable to board sweepers and heavy removal. Targeted protection spells like Vines of Vastwood and Autumn's Veil help protect key threats during critical swing turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alpine Grizzly
  • 1 Ancient Animus
  • 1 Apothecary Stomper
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Autumn's Veil
  • 1 Ayula, Queen Among Bears
  • 1 Beorn's Hospitality
  • 1 Bestow Greatness
  • 1 Blanchwood Armor
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Cartouche of Strength
  • 1 Changeling Wayfinder
  • 1 Charge Through
  • 1 Cobbled Wings
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Dragon-Scarred Bear
  • 1 Drover Grizzly
  • 1 Druid's Familiar
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Exponential Growth
  • 1 Fertile Thicket
  • 1 Forced Adaptation
  • 33 Forest
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elder
  • 1 Giant Growth
  • 1 Gnarlid Colony
  • 1 Greater Tanuki
  • 1 Grizzly Bears
  • 1 Horizon Spellbomb
  • 1 Hunt the Weak
  • 1 Implement of Ferocity
  • 1 Klothys's Design
  • 1 Lifecrafter's Bestiary
  • 1 Little Bear
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Longshot Squad
  • 1 Mage Duel
  • 1 Malamet Battle Glyph
  • 1 Massive Might
  • 1 Mortal's Resolve
  • 1 Mother Bear
  • 1 Nylea's Forerunner
  • 1 Nylea's Huntmaster
  • 1 Ordinary Bear
  • 1 Overcome
  • 1 Owlbear
  • 1 Owlbear Cub
  • 1 Professor of Zoomancy
  • 1 Rainveil Rejuvenator
  • 1 Reach for the Sky
  • 1 Rooftop Percher
  • 1 Runeclaw Bear
  • 1 Skyreaping
  • 1 Stocking the Pantry
  • 1 Stuffed Bear
  • 1 Syr Faren, the Hengehammer
  • 1 Tail Swipe
  • 1 Tranquil Thicket
  • 1 Tuskguard Captain
  • 1 Ulvenwald Bear
  • 1 Vines of Vastwood
  • 1 Wargling
  • 1 Werebear
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Wild Instincts
  • 1 Wildsize
  • 1 Wilson, Refined Grizzly