Extreme Land Makeover: Gitrog Edition

Commander / EDH

Teal_Fox

Creature (26)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Centaur Vinecrasher
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Golgari Grave-Troll
• 1x Golgari Thug
• 1x Greenwarden of Murasa
• 1x Groundskeeper
• 1x Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Necrotic Ooze
• 1x Nyx Weaver
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Rampaging Baloths
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Stinkweed Imp
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Terravore
• 1x Titania, Protector of Argoth
• 1x Ulvenwald Hydra
• 1x Wild Mongrel
• 1x World Breaker

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force

Land (40)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Drownyard Temple
• 1x Dust Bowl
• 8x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Glacial Chasm
• 1x High Market
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Strip Mine
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Wood
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Tranquil Thicket
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Woodland Cemetery

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Oblivion Crown
• 1x Squandered Resources
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Words of Waste

Artifact (4)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Horn of Greed
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring

Instant (10)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Grisly Salvage
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Realms Uncharted

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dimir Machinations
• 1x Edge of Autumn
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Nostalgic Dreams
• 1x Raven's Crime
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Splendid Reclamation
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Commander (1)

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Pitch lands into the yard, draw lots of cards, and then recur them and do it again. For such an awfully simple game plan, this deck has surprised me with the great deal of interactions and win conditions it can throw together. And as long as grave hate isn't too prevalent in your meta (a rarity, I know), it can also be remarkably resilient with all of the recursion packed into the deck.

The most obvious win con is Titania, Protector of Argoth and a land sac outlet such as Zuran Orb, sqandered resources, or Sylvan Safekeeper and then just running over the board with beefy creatures. This angle is naturally going to be incredibly obvious to other players, so I usually go for it when I am trying to bait out removal and other resources while aiming for another win con.

That's where Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord comes in. With the number of beefy creatures this deck is able to churn out and recur, such as Centaur Vinecrasher, Terravore, and the tokens from Rampaging Baloths/Avenger of Zendikar, the old lich's ability can shut out games quite quickly if nobody has a response to him.

To complement these strategies, the deck has a plethora of card draw and one of the cheekiest hand denial combos I've seen in the form of Squandered Resources + Words of Waste, which will give any control player nightmares. It's rather unfortunate that the deck relies so heavily on getting Crucible of Worlds out, so there are a number of tutors in the deck to help ensure we acquire it in a timely fashion.

Overall, I feel like this deck revolves a bit too much on the Commander and Crucible of Worlds, so any suggestions that can help make it a bit more independent from those two would be greatly appreciated.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 45 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.97
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Beast 4/4 G, Elemental 5/3 G, Emblem Liliana of the Dark Realms, Emblem Nissa, Vital Force, Plant 0/1 G
Based on	Gitrog V1.1 Teal_Fox EDH