Ghave, Recycler of Life

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Counters Tokens

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Creature (24)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Etched Oracle
• 1x Geralf's Messenger
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Ivy Lane Denizen
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Orc Sureshot
• 1x Protean Hydra
• 1x Psychotrope Thallid
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Smothering Abomination
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Woodfall Primus

Planeswalker (5)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Land (36)

• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Golgari Rot Farm
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Bear Umbra
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Deathreap Ritual
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Druids' Repository
• 1x Felidar Umbra
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Glare of Subdual
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Nature's Will
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Artifact (7)

• 1x Blade of the Bloodchief
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine

Instant (4)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Ready / Willing
• 1x Rootborn Defenses

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Visits

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Evolutionary Leap

Artifact (2)

• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Mind's Eye

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Maybeboard

Creature (16)

• 1x Acidic Slime
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Citanul Hierophants
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Sigil Captain
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Undergrowth Champion
• 1x Unruly Mob
• 1x Varolz, the Scar-Striped

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Land (6)

• 1x City of Shadows
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Black Market
• 1x Curse of Predation
• 1x Death's Presence
• 1x Fecundity
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Mana Reflection
• 1x Primal Vigor
• 1x Shield of the Oversoul
• 1x Shielded by Faith

Artifact (3)

• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Seal of the Guildpact

Instant (2)

• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Otherworldly Journey

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"Saprolings need only a host to feed upon. Numbers will take care of the rest."

-- Ghave, Guru of Spores

Summary:

This is a casual combo oriented token deck. There are no tutors so that every game is a unique experience and minimal removal.

Game Plan:

The goal of this deck is to overwhelm opponents with massive swarm of Saprolings. This is accomplished by "recycling" tokens, e.g. swing with all tokens and whatever creatures are blocked are "recycled" (sacrificed by Ghave and converted into +1 counters) then converted back into tokens later (this same tactic is used when blocking).

Mechanics - Purpose:

1. Ghave - Central piece for tokens and combos.
2. Land Ramp/Mana Acceleration - Ghave is an excellent mana dump, the more mana you have the more tokens you can make.
3. +1 Counters - For creating tokens and for messing up combat math in Ghaves favor.
4. ETB effects: Permanents that give bonuses when tokens ETB have excellent synergy and instant speed effect

Additional Info:

Ghave is a mana pig, ideally you will ramp and use effects to untap land repeatedly and sink all this mana into your Saproling swarm.

Notable Exclusions: Due to the casual nature of this deck, the following cards have been purposefully excluded as they will always become infinite combos.

Ashnod's Altar, Earthcraft, Phyrexian Altar, Utopia Mycon

Date added	11 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 5 Rares 17 - 2 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Ashaya, the Awoken World, Assassin 1/1 B w/ Player Killer, Beast 3/3 B, Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Emblem Garruk, Apex Predator, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Experience Token, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Spirit 1/1 W, Wurm 6/6 G
Folders	Hiatus - Zendikar