Detroit: Become Wurm

Commander / EDH Mono-Green Tokens Wurm

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Creature (23)

• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Bellowing Tanglewurm
• 1x Defiler of Vigor
• 1x Dirtcowl Wurm
• 1x Grothama, All-Devouring
• 1x Ravenous Lindwurm
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Duskdale Wurm
• 1x Elderscale Wurm
• 1x Emergent Woodwurm
• 1x Engulfing Slagwurm
• 1x Greater Sandwurm
• 1x Iron-Craw Crusher
• 1x Panglacial Wurm
• 1x Pelakka Wurm
• 1x Penumbra Wurm
• 1x Plated Slagwurm
• 1x Sifter Wurm
• 1x Bookwurm
• 1x Impervious Greatwurm
• 1x Worldspine Wurm

Instant (8)

• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Ram Through
• 1x Return to Nature
• 1x Wrap in Vigor
• 1x Archdruid's Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker

Sorcery (16)

• 1x Wurmcalling
• 1x Contest of Claws
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Nissa's Pilgrimage
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Klothys's Design
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Praetor's Counsel
• 1x Crush of Wurms

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Kenrith's Transformation
• 1x Up the Beanstalk
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Sandwurm Convergence

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter

Commander (1)

Land (36)

• 1x Bonders' Enclave
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 26x Forest
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Artifact (7)

• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x The Great Henge

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Yes, Wurms

Welcome to my primer for the one and only Baru, Wurmspeaker. This is a very straightforward deck in which the goal is to ramp and play Wurms. Thats it. This deck is by no means competetive, but having a board filled with hungry trampling Wurms is certainly nothing to scoff at!

I've had this deck before Wurms got cool with the printing of Baru, Wurmspeaker. Because there was not a legend that cared specifically about Wurms, I used to have Grothama, All-Devouring at the helm. While having a burst of card draw in the command zone is extremely useful, I've found that granting my Wurms +2/+2 and trample is a lot deadlier. If you do want to put Grothama in your command zone, I would build the deck a little more different. Cards that grant trample to your Wurms and playing indestructible combat tricks are a lot more useful with Grothama in play.

With that out of the way, let's get into the deck!

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Will you like this deck?

I'd say that this deck's strategy is as simple as it gets, so this should be an easy question for you to answer. If you are unsure, however, here are some things you might want to consider:

You may like this deck if you:

• Want a simple deck with a straightforward game plan
• Are okay with playing in a single color
• Aren't looking to play competetively
• Like Wurms and hitting people with them

You may not like this deck if you:

• Want a deck with a more complex game plan, possibly involving combos
• Prefer playing in 2 or more colors
• Don't like making the decision to attack opponents / don't want a deck that plays aggressively
• Want a deck that is very resilient

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How do I play this deck?

Piloting this deck is not very difficult in terms of game-mechanics and is instead difficult in terms of reading the state of the game, which I will cover here.

In the early game our goal is to set up. As with any commander game, the first couple of turns consist of playing ramp spells like Rampant Growth and setting up a way to gain card advantage. In this deck we have 6 repeatable sources of card advantage. Up the Beanstalk, Elemental Bond, Garruk's Uprising, Tribute to the World Tree, Guardian Project and The Great Henge. All of these cards essentially turn our Wurms (or other big spells... seriously who thought Up the Beanstalk was balanced) into cantrips. Once we have ramped enough and have planned a way to gain card advantage, we move into the mid-game.

In the mid-game our goal is to build up a board state. Usually our first step here is to play out Baru, Wurmspeaker and start making Wurms with his ability. Use your judgement here to try and determine if playing a creature that grants +2/+2 and trample to all of your Wurms and can tap to make a Wurm is scary. It usually is so make sure you have a plan to protect your board with Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Heroic Intervention, and Wrap in Vigor. While building up a board state you should also be swinging at people who are open or at people who are threatening. Threatening can mean different things to different people so let me enlighten you as to what threatening means to a green mage who likes Wurms:

-A bunch of untapped mana

-A deck that are in colors or strategies that love board wipes

-A combo deck that doesn't care about what their life total is

-A player with a grip of cards big enough to make you question why you aren't in blue

-Blue and Black mana in general

You might notice that a lot of these don't have anything to do with what is on the board currently. This is because, outside of board wipes and removal, there isn't much that can stop a board full of trampling Wurms. Think about it this way: Which deck at the table would be the easiest to beat in a 1v1 fight? When you have figured this out, you have figured out what is threatening and can focus on taking out your threats. You don't have to take out your threats alone. If Mr. Sultai McValueEngine truely needs to be stopped, be sure to utilize politics to take them down like a true america- I mean commander player.

In the late game the goal is to finish out the game. Make sure you understand how threat assessment works because you will not win a 1v1 against Sultai McValueEngine. Continue to build up your board state and win by hitting our opponents with an endless horde of Wurms. If you are struggling to finish the game, we have Overwhelming Stampede, Return of the Wildspeaker and, my personal favorite, Klothys's Design which is just... just funny.

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Thats a wrap!

I do plan on updating this deck as new sets (and Wurms) come out. Hopefully this primer was interesting and gives you some insight into whether or not you would want to play this deck or decks similar to it. If you love this deck as much as I do please like the deck and if you have any questions comments or concerns I'd love to hear about it in the comments. Thanks for reading!

Top Ranked	Achieved #31 position overall 3 years ago Achieved #20 position in Commander / EDH 3 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Green 3 years ago
Date added	3 years
Last updated	5 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.45
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Wurm 4/4 G, Wurm 5/5 G, Wurm 5/5 G w/ Trample, Wurm 6/6 B, Wurm 6/6 G, Wurm */* G
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