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Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
A land-based hatebear strategy that focuses on playing extra lands, recurring them from the graveyard, and taxing opponents' resources while generating value through sacrifice triggers.
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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 · 60 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
1Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
1WBGLegendary Creature — Human Frog Horror
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
2GLegendary Creature — Human Monk
Allows multiple land drops per turn to synergize with the commander.
Oracle of Mul Daya
3GCreature — Elf Shaman
Top deck visibility and extra land drops.
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Inexpensive body that allows extra land drops.
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
2GEnchantment Creature — Nymph Dryad
Fixes mana types and allows extra land drops.
Card Draw
10
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws cards when casting the many creatures in the deck.
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Provides mana, life, counters, and immense card draw.
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Allows playing cards from the top of the library.
Tireless Tracker
2GCreature — Human Scout
Generates clues whenever a land enters.
Augur of Autumn
1GGCreature — Human Druid
Allows playing lands and creatures from the top of the deck.
Life from the Loam
1GSorcery
Engine for recurring lands sacrificed to the commander.
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
20
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Creates 5/3 elementals when lands are sacrificed.
The Gitrog Monster
3BGLegendary Creature — Frog Horror
Duplicate effect for land sacrifice and draw.
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
Finisher that scales with land count.
Ancient Greenwarden
4GGCreature — Elemental
Doubles landfall and allows playing lands from graveyard.
Ramunap Excavator
2GCreature — Snake Cleric
Crucial for recurring sacrificed lands.
Amulet of Vigor
1Artifact
Negates the commander's downside of lands entering tapped.
Conduit of Worlds
2GGArtifact
Plays lands from graveyard and can cast spells from there.
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
3BBLegendary Creature — Demon
Drain engine based on landfall.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
Top end finisher that wipes opponent tokens.
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
Creates badgers and grows with land count.
Knight of the Reliquary
1GWCreature — Human Knight
Tutor for utility lands and grows with graveyard size.
Utility
8
Drannith Magistrate
1WCreature — Human Wizard
Prevents opponents from playing their commanders.
