Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Commander / EDH Mono-Green

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Creature (36)

• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Fyndhorn Elves
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Mirkwood Spider
• 1x Treetop Scout
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Wasteland Viper
• 1x Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Arasta of the Endless Web
• 1x Gemrazer
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Karametra's Acolyte
• 1x Nylea, Keen-Eyed
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Questing Beast
• 1x Saryth, the Viper's Fang
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
• 1x Bellowing Tanglewurm
• 1x Elder Gargaroth
• 1x God-Eternal Rhonas
• 1x Ohran Frostfang
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Sawtusk Demolisher
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Hornet Queen
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Apex Devastator

Land (35)

• 1x Access Tunnel
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 23x Forest
• 1x Lair of the Hydra
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x War Room

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Sylvan Anthem
• 1x Up the Beanstalk
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Lure
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree
• 1x Lurking Predators

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Natural Order
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Instant (2)

• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Krosan Grip

Commander (1)

Artifact (11)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Emerald Medallion
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Rhonas's Monument
• 1x Nyx Lotus
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x The Great Henge

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Vivien, Champion of the Wilds
• 1x Garruk, Unleashed
• 1x Nissa, Who Shakes the World
• 1x Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

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Sideboard

Instant (4)

• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Ram Through
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Kamahl's Will

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Last March of the Ents

Creature (2)

• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Primeval Herald

Artifact (2)

• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Helm of the Host

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Rancor
• 1x Kenrith's Transformation

Land (2)

• 2x Forest

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Maybeboard

Creature (16)

• 1x Spire Tracer
• 1x Primordial Hydra
• 1x Circle of Dreams Druid
• 1x Noble Quarry
• 1x Scute Swarm
• 1x Bellowing Tanglewurm
• 1x Silverback Elder
• 1x Carnage Tyrant
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Nyxbloom Ancient
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Regal Force
• 1x World Breaker
• 1x Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
• 1x Khalni Hydra

Artifact (4)

• 1x Staff of Titania
• 1x Decanter of Endless Water
• 1x Tangleroot
• 1x Throne of Eldraine

Instant (2)

• 1x Prizefight
• 1x Momentous Fall

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Green Sun's Zenith
• 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald
• 1x Broken Bond
• 1x Beacon of Creation

Battle (1)

• 1x Invasion of Ikoria  ^Flip

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This deck is pretty straightforward. Ramp, play Toski, Bearer of Secrets as soon as you can, push damage through however you can, then snowball by drawing cards, ramping, and continually pushing damage through to victory.

Pros:

• Toski is indestructible and can't be countered, meaning it gets out and stays out very consistently
• Green's schtick of ramping into good creatures and draw spells to then ramp more creates a very useful powerful feedback loop that can easily snowball out of control, and Toski is an excellent engine for doing what green does best. (Compare this to cards like Ghalta, Primal Hunger, which are fun but aren't much more than just a big body)
• Budget Toski builds can be very effective --- mono color decks have extremely consistent mana with just basic lands, whereas three, four, and five color decks have much pricier mana bases (and can lose games on the spot to cards like From the Ashes)

Cons:

• Green has no boardwipes. If someone else gets a larger board, either through a powerful combo or by generating a lot of tokens, you get beaten at your own game
• Green's spot removal is very fickle and usually relies on having a large creature, or a creature with deathtouch. Prizefight or Kenrith's Transformation are basically the best you have

Strategy

The central idea is that once you get damage through and start drawing, it makes it very easy to draw into a bigger board and more ramp, so the deck has very high snowball potential. You have a couple good ways to get started:

• Play lots of 1/1 creatures for {G} that are punishing to block because of deathtouch like Mirkwood Spider or Wasteland Viper. Bow of Nylea and Saryth, the Viper's Fang can help this strategy (and you can add Fynn, the Fangbearer as an alternative win condition)
• Take advantage of green's incredible ramp to accelerate to a bigger board (and get damage in with your mana dorks when possible)
• Play lots of creatures that are difficult to block like Treetop Scout or Scryb Sprites and cards like Access Tunnel to get damage through
• Play token engines like Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse or Arasta of the Endless Web
• The deck is also pulled in a different direction by other powerful draw engines like Up the Beanstalk, Garruk's Uprising, Tribute to the World Tree and so on, which reward casting higher mana value spells and larger bodies. These enchantments don't start generating cards until later, so they're best used as a fallback strategy when it's prudent to wait and build up a board before attacking

Properly sequencing your ramp early can let you get Toski out very consistently on turn 3, and sometimes by turn 2, but it requires sequencing your ramp carefully. For example, playing Lotus Cobra before either playing a land or casting Nature Lore let you float an additional mana, which you can then spend on even more ramp or creatures. Sometimes it's best to cast Toski as soon as you can (usually turn 3) and attack next turn, sometimes it's best to wait an extra turn to cast Toski so he and your mana dorks can attack together, and sometimes it's best to delay Toski even further if your opponents have wide boards and you have strong ramp plays.

After you've started snowballing, fish for Thought Vessel or Reliquary Tower to hold on to the cards you're drawing, and start looking for cards like Lure or Triumph of the Hordes that either let you vastly accelerate your snowball or kill your opponents outright. Other consistent endgames are casting Finale of Devastation for {X} >= 10 and tutoring out Craterhoof Behemoth (or maybe Apex Devastator for fun).

Date added	2 years
Last updated	10 months
Exclude colors	WUBR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 2 Mythic Rares 37 - 4 Rares 21 - 4 Uncommons 7 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, 2/2 G Token Creature Cat, Copy Clone, Elephant 3-3 G, Emblem Garruk, Unleashed, Emblem Nissa, Who Shakes the World, Insect 1/1 G w/ Flying, Deathtouch, Spider 1/2 G
Folders	Commander