Art by Brian Valeza
Saved commander deck
Yoshimaru, Scrappy Stray
Leverage Yoshimaru's enter-the-battlefield fight ability by deploying high-power creatures and repeatedly replaying or blinking our commander, while growing creatures with +1/+1 counters and combat synergies.
Prompt: Yoshimaru, Scrappy Stray commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Yoshimaru, Scrappy Stray
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Dog
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Elvish Mystic
{G}Creature — Elf Druid
One-drop mana dork to deploy threats ahead of curve
Three Visits
{1}{G}Sorcery
Functional duplicate of Nature's Lore for efficient ramp
Kodama's Reach
{2}{G}Sorcery — Arcane
Consistent ramp and hand-refueling for lands
Card Draw
10 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws a card whenever creature spells are cast
Guardian Project
{3}{G}Enchantment
Draws cards whenever nontoken creatures enter
Garruk's Uprising
{2}{G}Enchantment
Draws on entry for big creatures and grants trample
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet to draw mass cards from high-power creatures
Return of the Wildspeaker
{4}{G}Instant
Burst card draw based on the greatest power among creatures
Rishkar's Expertise
{4}{G}{G}Sorcery
Massive card draw off high power plus a free spell cast
Hunter's Insight
{2}{G}Instant
Generates huge card advantage when a big creature connects
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Indestructible source of steady combat card draw
Removal
10 cards
Kenrith's Transformation
{1}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Cantripping aura that neutralizes troublesome commanders
Ram Through
{1}{G}Instant
One-sided bite spell that can trample over excess damage
Tail Swipe
{G}Instant
Cheap fight or bite spell that synergizes with creature power
Acidic Slime
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Ooze
Versatile removal on a deathtouch creature that fights well
Kogla, the Titan Ape
{3}{G}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Ape
Fights on entry and bounces humans to protect or reuse them
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Apex Altisaur
{7}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Massive creature that repeatedly fights to wipe opposing boards
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
{3}{G}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Hydra
Huge body that triggers additional fights whenever creatures are targeted
Voracious Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Enters with +1/+1 counters and either fights or doubles its size
Thorn Mammoth
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elephant
Fights opposing creatures whenever any creature enters under your control
Vigor
{3}{G}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental Incarnation
Prevents damage to your creatures during fights and grows them instead
Kalonian Hydra
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Hydra
Doubles +1/+1 counters on attacking creatures
Defiler of Vigor
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
Discounts green permanents and distributes +1/+1 counters
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
{10}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive trampling threat that easily wins fights
Elder Gargaroth
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Beast
Versatile powerhouse producing tokens, life, or cards
Polukranos, World Eater
{2}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Hydra
Monstrous fight ability cleanses enemy boards
Managorger Hydra
{2}{G}Creature — Hydra
Grows quickly into a huge fighter from every spell cast
Forgotten Ancient
{3}{G}Creature — Elemental
Accumulates +1/+1 counters to distribute to nonlegendary creatures
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
{1}{G}Legendary Creature — Plant Druid
Adds +1/+1 counters on landfall and doubles existing counters
Railway Brawler
{3}{G}{G}Creature — Rhino Warrior
Plots and massively buffs the power of subsequent entering creatures
Surrak and Goreclaw
{4}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Bear
Grants trample and haste to all large creatures
Steelbane Hydra
{X}{G}{G}Creature — Turtle Hydra
Scalable creature that turns +1/+1 counters into targeted removal
Stonecoil Serpent
{X}Artifact Creature — Snake
Flexible X-cost reach/trample threat that scales well with counters
Carnage Tyrant
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Hexproof, uncounterable trampling beater
Scavenging Ooze
{1}{G}Creature — Ooze
Graveyard hate that grows into a formidable fighter
Ulvenwald Tracker
{G}Creature — Human Shaman
Repeatable creature-based fight engine
Hardened Scales
{G}Enchantment
Amplifies all +1/+1 counter placement on creatures
Branching Evolution
{2}{G}Enchantment
Doubles +1/+1 counters placed on your creatures
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
{1}{G}Legendary Artifact
Adds extra counters and provides an activated counter engine
The Ozolith
{1}Legendary Artifact
Preserves +1/+1 counters whenever fighting creatures leave the battlefield
Utility
8 cards
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Provides board-wide indestructible and hexproof against board wipes
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
{G}Instant
Inexpensive protection and lifegain for key creatures
Tyvar's Stand
{X}{G}Instant
Flexible protection spell that can also pump power for massive fight kills
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants haste and hexproof to your best fighters
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-mana equip cost for haste and shroud
Temur Sabertooth
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Cat
Bounces Yoshimaru back to hand to repeatedly trigger its fight ETB
Erratic Portal
{4}Artifact
Colorless artifact to bounce Yoshimaru for repeated enter-the-battlefield fights
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles creature-type triggered abilities including Dog fight triggers
