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Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · from $26.66

Trample When Etali enters, each player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among the nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs. {9}{G/P}: Transform Etali. Activate only as a sorcery. Trample, indestructible Whenever Etali deals combat damage to a player, they get that many poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

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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 · 38 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
22	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
23	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
42	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
43	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
44	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
45	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
46	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
47	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
48	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
49	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
50	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
51	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
52	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
53	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
54	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
55	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
56	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
57	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
58	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
59	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
60	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
61	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
62	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
63	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
64	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
65	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
66	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
67	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
68	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
69	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
70	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
76	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
77	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
78	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
79	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
82	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
83	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
84	Spire Garden	Land	0	$6.11
85	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
90	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
91	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
92	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
93	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Beast Whisperer	Creature	4	$4.27
100	Wild Growth	Enchantment	1	$0.40

Curve of these staples

Most played with Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

The 25 most-played cards in 434 settled top-16 lists running Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Food Chain	99% · 433 of 434	85
2	Sol Ring	99% · 433 of 434	84
3	Stomping Ground	99% · 433 of 434	85
4	Command Tower	99% · 432 of 434	85
5	Squee, the Immortal	99% · 431 of 434	83
6	Treasonous Ogre	99% · 431 of 434	84
7	Ancient Tomb	99% · 430 of 434	84
8	Jeska's Will	99% · 430 of 434	84
9	Lotus Petal	99% · 430 of 434	84
10	Mana Vault	99% · 430 of 434	84
11	Simian Spirit Guide	99% · 430 of 434	84
12	Tinder Wall	99% · 430 of 434	84
13	Twinflame	99% · 430 of 434	85
14	Arcane Signet	99% · 429 of 434	84
15	Elvish Spirit Guide	99% · 429 of 434	84
16	Electroduplicate	99% · 428 of 434	85
17	Taiga	99% · 428 of 434	84
18	Chrome Mox	98% · 427 of 434	83
19	Cursed Mirror	98% · 427 of 434	85
20	Heat Shimmer	98% · 427 of 434	82
21	Hellkite Courser	98% · 427 of 434	84
22	Molten Duplication	98% · 427 of 434	85
23	Orcish Lumberjack	98% · 427 of 434	84
24	Seething Song	98% · 427 of 434	84
25	Wooded Foothills	98% · 427 of 434	82

Combos with Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

The 10 most popular of 18 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff + Twinflame
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cursed Mirror + Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Ashnod's Altar + Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Heat Shimmer + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Goblin Bombardment + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Terror of the Peaks + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Phyrexian Altar + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Goblin Bombardment + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Phyrexian Altar + Toph, Hardheaded Teacher + Yedora, Grave Gardener
Cast all spells in your library · Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile all libraries · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite colored mana · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite recursion of lands you control · Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Near-infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness + Hua Tuo, Honored Physician + Thornbite Staff + Warstorm Surge
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries · Exile each opponent's library · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite storm count · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite magecraft triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
Build around this combo

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 468 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

9th of 20 — TOP COMMANDER VIERNES on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Jorge Alcantara
13th of 16 — ROK Beer Bash #10 - MIAMI MTG:CEDH TOURNAMENT on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Lazaro Rodriguez
4th of 66 — Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–2–2 · by Bruno Gino-Griffiths
6th of 50 — Legionmania on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Morgan Maynard
7th of 16 — Jordon's Birthday Bash on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by john goodall
7th of 43 — Sonoma Con cEDH $3K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Kaleo
8th of 21 — End of Summer CEDH! on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Jon Selleny
11th of 22 — FINAL BOSS CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Hunter Bowles

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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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