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Commander deckG
Galion, Elvenking's Butler
Pump Galion's power and toughness to enormous heights using equipment, auras, and +1/+1 counters, then attack to turn evasive, double-striking, or infect creatures into lethal threats.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Galion, Elvenking's Butler
2GGLegendary Creature — Elf Advisor
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Birds of Paradise
GCreature — Bird
Provides early mana and acts as an evasive target to copy Galion's stats
Card Draw
10
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Indestructible card-draw engine that loves becoming massive
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
Sacrifice massive buffed creatures to draw huge numbers of cards
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws cards equal to the greatest power among your creatures
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws equal to Galion's high power and casts a free spell
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Draws on entry, grants crucial trample, and draws on large creatures
Removal
9
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
Neutralizes problematic commanders while replacing itself
Ram Through
1GInstant
One-sided bite spell that punches through excess damage with trample
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
Fights on entry and removes artifacts or enchantments on attack
Reclamation Sage
2GCreature — Elf Shaman
Elf creature that destroys an artifact or enchantment
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
Answers any problematic permanent by turning it into a Forest
Lignify
1GKindred Enchantment — Treefolk Aura
Shuts down enemy commander abilities without sending them to the command zone
Threats/Wincons
26
Glistener Elf
GCreature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior
Becomes a lethal one-shot threat when inheriting Galion's base stats
Spinebiter
4GGCreature — Phyrexian Beast
Infect creature that assigns combat damage directly to defending player as though unblocked
Viridian Corrupter
1GGCreature — Phyrexian Elf Shaman
Artifact removal on an infect body that benefits from Galion's pump
Champion of Lambholt
1GGCreature — Human Warrior
Inherits Galion's power to instantly make your whole team unblockable
Managorger Hydra
2GCreature — Hydra
Rapidly accumulates +1/+1 counters to grow into a massive attacker
Forgotten Ancient
3GCreature — Elemental
Gathers counters quickly to distribute directly onto Galion
Kalonian Hydra
3GGCreature — Hydra
Doubles +1/+1 counters on every creature when it attacks
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Doubles all +1/+1 counters you place while crippling opponents
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
1GLegendary Creature — Plant Druid
Puts counters on landfall and doubles counters on your creatures
Kodama of the West Tree
2GLegendary Creature — Spirit
Gives modified creatures trample and ramps lands whenever they deal combat damage
Evolution Sage
2GCreature — Elf Druid
Proliferates on every land drop to bolster all counters
Hardened Scales
GEnchantment
Accelerates the rate at which Galion gains +1/+1 counters
Branching Evolution
2GEnchantment
Doubles the amount of counters put on creatures
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
1GLegendary Artifact
Adds extra counters and provides trample utility
The Ozolith
1Legendary Artifact
Preserves counters if your boosted creatures are removed
Blackblade Reforged
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants Galion huge power and toughness scaling with land count
Colossus Hammer
1Artifact — Equipment
Gives Galion +10/+10 to immediately share with attacking companions
Belt of Giant Strength
1GArtifact — Equipment
Sets Galion's base power and toughness to 10/10 for cheap equip cost
Hydra's Growth
2GEnchantment — Aura
Exponentially doubles the counters on Galion each upkeep
Raised by Giants
5GLegendary Enchantment — Background
Turns Galion into a base 10/10 giant to pass huge stats around
Unnatural Growth
1GGGGEnchantment
Doubles your creatures' power and toughness each combat
Blanchwood Armor
2GEnchantment — Aura
Massive aura buff that scales with Forests in mono-green
Scavenging Ooze
1GCreature — Ooze
Graveyard hate that grows itself into a formidable threat
Renata, Called to the Hunt
2GGLegendary Enchantment Creature — Demigod
Enters with high power and guarantees creatures enter modified
Overwhelming Stampede
3GGSorcery
Overrun effect scaling off Galion's immense power to close the game
Triumph of the Hordes
2GGSorcery
Finisher that gives your attack force trample and infect
Utility
7
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and shroud to attack immediately
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects entire board against sweepers and targeted removal
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
Cheap protection granting hexproof and indestructible
Tyvar's Stand
XGInstant
Flexible protection spell that can also double as a lethal power buff
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
Ensures Galion attacks safely and connects unblocked
Mithril Coat
3Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Instant-speed indestructible protection for Galion
