Budget Nikya Casual EDH

Commander / EDH RG (Gruul)

TSZ84

Nonbasic (26)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Desert of the Fervent
• 1x Desert of the Indomitable
• 1x Endless Sands
• 1x Fungal Reaches
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Gruul Guildgate
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Haunted Fengraf
• 1x Kazandu Refuge
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 1x Mountain Valley
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Raging Ravine
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Rugged Highlands
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Shivan Oasis
• 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
• 1x Tectonic Edge
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Timber Gorge

Land (16)

• 9x Forest
• 7x Mountain

Other (14)

• 1x Aladdin
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Champion of Rhonas
• 1x Den Protector
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Mistcutter Hydra
• 1x Oak Street Innkeeper
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
• 1x Skarrg Guildmage
• 1x Spellbane Centaur
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
• 1x Zealous Conscripts

Draw/Tutor (10)

• 1x Abzan Beastmaster
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 1x Fierce Empath
• 1x Magus of the Library
• 1x Ohran Viper
• 1x Sin Prodder
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Removal (10)

• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Brutalizer Exarch
• 1x Hoard-Smelter Dragon
• 1x Molder Slug
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Silklash Spider
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Viashino Heretic

Commander (1)

Ramp (13)

• 1x Borderland Ranger
• 1x Drumhunter
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Magus of the Candelabra
• 1x Mina and Denn, Wildborn
• 1x Ondu Giant
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Shefet Monitor
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Yavimaya Dryad

Combat (10)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Combat Celebrant
• 2x Lightning Mauler
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf
• 1x Thunderfoot Baloth
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden

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This was originally RURIC THAR!!!!, but my playgroup found it too oppressive. When Nikya of the Old Ways was released, I thought it would be a good replacement for this all-creatures gimmick deck. Ruric Thar is now part of the 99.

Rather than go the traditional Gruul "smashy smashy" approach, I tried to include as many utility creatures as possible.

Aladdin and Hellkite Tyrant allow me to use artifacts, as long as they aren't mine.

Spellbane Centaur and Oak Street Innkeeper provide some form of protection to my board, especially the Inkeeper, since the plan is basically "play a land, attack, play a creature."

Drumhunter and Magus of the Library are included mainly for the card drawing, since their mana production isn't doubled by my commander (although it doesn't hurt).

Lightning Mauler can pair with whatever creature I cast most recently, so it isn't stuck as a one-time effect.

Homura, Human Ascendant is a way to cheat in an "enchantment" in an all-creatures deck.

Kessig Wolf Run , Mosswort Bridge , and other utility lands take the place of spells to get around Ruric Thar's damage clause. There's a small Desert package ( Endless Sands , Scavenger Grounds , etc.) for Shefet Monitor to take advantage of.

I may want to include more traditional Gruul beatsticks, since the only real one is Mistcutter Hydra . My concern is balancing utility creatures with big dumb monsters.

Any suggestions within a budget are always welcome. Thanks!

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.91
Tokens	Morph 2/2 C