THALIA AND FROGGOOO OPTI by user2294075

Format: Commander

Commander: Thalia and The Gitrog Monster

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is an Abzan lands-matter midrange and stax-attrition strategy helmed by Thalia and The Gitrog Monster. It aims to slow down opponents by forcing their nonbasic lands and creatures to enter the battlefield tapped while accelerating its own mana through multiple land plays each turn. The deck recurs lands from the graveyard with engines like Crucible of Worlds, Ramunap Excavator, and Six, transforming land drops into overwhelming card advantage and token generation. Win conditions center on scaling landfall threats such as Field of the Dead, Scute Swarm, Avenger of Zendikar, and explosive bursts from Scapeshift or Splendid Reclamation. Disruptive elements like Aura Shards, Strip Mine recursion, and Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines constrict opposing resources, allowing the deck to grind down the table and close games through wide combat swings or direct landfall damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Ancient Greenwarden
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Asceticism
  • 1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Awaken the Woods
  • 1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blessed Respite
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Cauldron of Essence
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit of Worlds
  • 1 Constant Mists
  • 1 Courser of Kruphix
  • 1 Crucible of Worlds
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Drownyard Temple
  • 1 Druid Class
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Dunes of the Dead
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Elspeth, Storm Slayer
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exploration
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Flagstones of Trokair
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hedge Shredder
  • 1 Icetill Explorer
  • 1 Iridescent Vinelasher
  • 1 Loot, Exuberant Explorer
  • 1 Lotus Cobra
  • 1 Mole Man, Moloid Master
  • 1 Mossborn Hydra
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 On Wings of Gold
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Perpetual Timepiece
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Rampaging Baloths
  • 1 Ramunap Excavator
  • 1 Retreat to Hagra
  • 1 Retreat to Kazandu
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scapeshift
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Six
  • 1 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 1 Snow-Covered Plains
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Splendid Reclamation
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The Necrobloom
  • 1 Tireless Provisioner
  • 1 Titania, Protector of Argoth
  • 1 Tormod, the Desecrator
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 World Shaper
  • 1 Wrenn and Realmbreaker
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth