Art by Howard Lyon
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Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
Leverage multiple land plays and sacrifice outlets to trigger life gain and drain effects while recurring key threats from the graveyard.
Asked for“thalia and the gitrog monster. life gain, life drain, and graveyard plays.”
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 · 61 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
10
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
2GLegendary Creature — Human Monk
Allows multiple land drops for triggers
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Additional land drops and an early blocker
Ramunap Excavator
2GCreature — Snake Cleric
Allows playing lands from the graveyard
Card Draw
8
The Gitrog Monster
3BGLegendary Creature — Frog Horror
Primary engine for card draw off land sacrifices
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
24
Dina, Soul Steeper
BGLegendary Creature — Dryad Druid
Drains life every time you gain life
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental Sorcerer
Creates tokens and provides a large body
Titania, Protector of Argoth
3GGLegendary Creature — Elemental
Creates elementals when lands hit the grave
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
3BBLegendary Creature — Demon
Massive life drain on landfall
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
2BLegendary Creature — Vampire Cleric
Life gain into life drain converter
Kokusho, the Evening Star
4BBLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Massive drain and body
