bears by goodguyape

Format: Commander

Creator: goodguyape

Commander: Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This Ayula, Queen Among Bears deck blends aggressive tribal stompy with efficient stax elements and explosive mana acceleration. The primary plan leverages fast mana rocks and mana dorks to deploy Ayula on turn 2, quickly triggering her +1/+1 counter and fight abilities with low-cost Bears to control opposing boards. Card advantage engines such as The Great Henge, The One Ring, and Guardian Project maintain hand velocity while Collector Ouphe, Null Rod, and Winter Orb slow down opposing mana development. The deck transitions into a lethal threat around turn 5 by leveraging high-impact overrun effects, including Craterhoof Behemoth, Beastmaster Ascension, and Finale of Devastation. Even when Ayula is removed, robust green stompy threats ensure a resilient backup plan that can close games quickly through trample combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
  • 1 Ashcoat Bear
  • 1 Ayula, Queen Among Bears
  • 1 Bear Umbra
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Beorn the Fierce
  • 1 Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Birthing Pod
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Castle Garenbrig
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Cloudstone Curio
  • 1 Collector Ouphe
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Descendants' Path
  • 1 Emerald Medallion
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 For the Ancestors
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 26 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Hardened Scales
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Inspiring Call
  • 1 Little Bear
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 1 Mother Bear
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Null Rod
  • 1 Nylea, God of the Hunt
  • 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
  • 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Rampaging Yao Guai
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruxa, Patient Professor
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Studious First-Year // Rampant Growth
  • 1 Surrak and Goreclaw
  • 1 Sylvan Anthem
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Ursine Monstrosity
  • 1 Vastlands Scavenger // Bind to Life
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wilson, Refined Grizzly
  • 1 Winter Orb
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yeva, Nature's Herald