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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

URG

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero · from $3.07

{X}{X}, {T}: Draw X cards. Activate only as a sorcery. {2}{R}{R}{G}{G}: Transform Bruce Banner. Activate only as a sorcery. Reach, trample Enrage — Whenever The Incredible Hulk is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on him. If he's attacking, untap him and there is an additional combat phase after this phase.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

61 of 100 at $5 or less · 41 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
17	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
18	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
19	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
20	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
21	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
22	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
23	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
24	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
25	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
26	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
27	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
28	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
29	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
30	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
31	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
32	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
33	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
34	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
35	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
36	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
37	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
38	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
39	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
40	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
41	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
42	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
43	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
44	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
45	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
46	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
47	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
48	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
49	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
50	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
51	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
52	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
53	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
54	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
55	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
56	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
57	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
58	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
59	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
60	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
61	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
62	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
63	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
64	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
65	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
66	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
67	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
68	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
69	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
70	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
71	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
72	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
73	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
74	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
75	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
76	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
77	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
78	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
79	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
80	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
81	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
82	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
83	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
84	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
85	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
86	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
87	Yavimaya Coast	Land	0	$0.31
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
91	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
92	Rejuvenating Springs	Land	0	$4.12
93	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
94	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
95	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
96	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
97	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
98	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
99	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
100	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78

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Most played with Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

The 25 most-played cards in 11 settled top-16 lists running Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk at 16+ player events since Jun 27, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 11 of 11
2	Arcane Signet	100% · 11 of 11
3	Boseiju, Who Endures	100% · 11 of 11
4	Breeding Pool	100% · 11 of 11
5	Caltrops	100% · 11 of 11
6	City of Brass	100% · 11 of 11
7	Command Tower	100% · 11 of 11
8	Crop Rotation	100% · 11 of 11
9	Deflecting Swat	100% · 11 of 11
10	Fierce Guardianship	100% · 11 of 11
11	Force of Will	100% · 11 of 11
12	Gamble	100% · 11 of 11
13	Gemstone Caverns	100% · 11 of 11
14	Lotus Petal	100% · 11 of 11
15	Misty Rainforest	100% · 11 of 11
16	Mox Amber	100% · 11 of 11
17	Mystic Remora	100% · 11 of 11
18	Mystical Tutor	100% · 11 of 11
19	Rhystic Study	100% · 11 of 11
20	Sol Ring	100% · 11 of 11
21	Wooded Foothills	100% · 11 of 11
22	Chrome Mox	91% · 10 of 11
23	Elvish Spirit Guide	91% · 10 of 11
24	Force of Negation	91% · 10 of 11
25	Legolas's Quick Reflexes	91% · 10 of 11

Combos with Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk

The 10 most popular of 52 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Caltrops
Infinite combat phases · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Legolas's Quick Reflexes
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite combat damage · Infinite combat phases
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Bear Umbra + Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Desert
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Fire Nation Palace + Pyrohemia
Near-infinite combat phases · Near-infinite damage to all players · Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Enduring Vitality + Pyrohemia
Near-infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Near-infinite combat phases · Near-infinite damage to all players
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Raging Regisaur
Infinite combat phases · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Desert + Sword of Feast and Famine
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Balduvian Trading Post + Bear Umbra + Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite red mana · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Desert + Pip-Boy 3000
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite combat phases · Infinite mana lands you control can produce · Infinite untap of lands you control
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Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk + Fire Whip
Infinite combat phases · Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 12 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

12th of 16 — Commander Invitational - Scarlet Raven Gaming on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Aaron
6th of 20 — AZMS CEDH Qualifier #7 on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Jesse Feliciano [C4]
10th of 40 — September CEDH Tournament @ Arcanum! on Topdeck.ggSep 6, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Jesse Feliciano [C4]
13th of 19 — August CEdh Win-A-Dual on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Brett Leiker
15th of 44 — Commander Invitational Qualifier - TCGCon Huntsville on Topdeck.ggAug 22, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Aaron
11th of 24 — One Drop July CEDH Win-A-Dual on Topdeck.ggJul 25, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Brett Leiker
11th of 32 — MCL Shuffle n Cut 48-Open - CEDH Melbourne July 2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Patrick Howard
15th of 16 — 8.Rhein-Sieg Championship CEDH Tournament -Qualifier CEDH nationals Germany- on Topdeck.ggJul 18, 2026 · 0–3–1 · by Jörg Tebartz

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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