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Marath, Will of the Wild

WRG

Legendary Creature — Elemental Beast · from $0.71

Marath enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it. {X}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Marath: Choose one — • Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature. X can't be 0. • Marath deals X damage to any target. X can't be 0. • Create an X/X green Elemental creature token. X can't be 0.

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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

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 42 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	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
15	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
16	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
17	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
18	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
19	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
20	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
21	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
22	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
23	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
24	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
25	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
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	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
38	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
39	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
40	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
41	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
42	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
43	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
44	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
45	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
46	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
47	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
48	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
49	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
50	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
51	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
52	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
53	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
54	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
55	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
58	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
59	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
60	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
61	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
62	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
63	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
64	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
65	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
66	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
67	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
68	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
69	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
70	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
71	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
72	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
73	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
74	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
75	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
76	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
77	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28
78	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
79	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
80	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
81	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
82	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
83	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
84	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
85	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
86	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
87	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
88	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
89	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
90	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
91	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
92	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
93	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
94	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
95	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
96	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
97	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
98	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
99	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
100	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50

Curve of these staples

Most played with Marath, Will of the Wild

The 25 most-played cards in 13 settled top-16 lists running Marath, Will of the Wild at 16+ player events since Mar 28, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Chord of Calling	100% · 13 of 13	4
2	Command Tower	100% · 13 of 13	4
3	Cryptic Trilobite	100% · 13 of 13	4
4	Deflecting Swat	100% · 13 of 13	4
5	Eldritch Evolution	100% · 13 of 13	4
6	Enlightened Tutor	100% · 13 of 13	4
7	Green Sun's Zenith	100% · 13 of 13	4
8	Lotus Petal	100% · 13 of 13	4
9	Sol Ring	100% · 13 of 13	4
10	Stomping Ground	100% · 13 of 13	4
11	Sylvan Library	100% · 13 of 13	4
12	Temple Garden	100% · 13 of 13	4
13	Worldly Tutor	100% · 13 of 13	4
14	Allosaurus Shepherd	92% · 12 of 13	4
15	Arid Mesa	92% · 12 of 13	4
16	Birds of Paradise	92% · 12 of 13	4
17	Brightglass Gearhulk	92% · 12 of 13	4
18	Chrome Mox	92% · 12 of 13	4
19	Delighted Halfling	92% · 12 of 13	4
20	Eladamri's Call	92% · 12 of 13	4
21	Elvish Spirit Guide	92% · 12 of 13	4
22	Esper Sentinel	92% · 12 of 13	4
23	Finale of Devastation	92% · 12 of 13	4
24	Gaea's Cradle	92% · 12 of 13	4
25	Gemstone Caverns	92% · 12 of 13	4

Combos with Marath, Will of the Wild

The 10 most popular of 72 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Cryptic Trilobite + Hardened Scales + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Conclave Mentor + Cryptic Trilobite + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Ashnod's Altar + Hardened Scales + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Branching Evolution + Cryptic Trilobite + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Cryptic Trilobite + Marath, Will of the Wild + Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
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Cathars' Crusade + Cryptic Trilobite + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana that can only be spent to activate abilities · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Conclave Mentor + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
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Hardened Scales + Mana Echoes + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens · Infinite damage · Infinite creature tokens that are infinitely large
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Ashnod's Altar + Ivy Lane Denizen + Marath, Will of the Wild
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite death triggers · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 15 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

15th of 31 — Czech cEDH monthly tournament 10/2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Roman Mazanec
2nd of 119 — BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 5–2–0 · by Nick Toborg
2nd of 39 — Misfit Mayhem VII on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Nick Toborg
12th of 19 — Cedh Septiembre - El Rincón del Papel on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by eric garcia
4th of 32 — Mind Full Games: September's Monthly 1k Event on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Aiden
11th of 20 — CEDH ccc 9/11/26 on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Kevin Cable
6th of 16 — Bracket 3 Tournament at High Market on Topdeck.ggSep 8, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Issa Ampuan
3rd of 33 — Unplugged Gaming CEDH 1.5K on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Patrick

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Precons led by Marath, Will of the Wild

Official preconstructed decks with Marath, Will of the Wild at the helm.

Nature of the Beast
PreconCommander· Released Nov 2013

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. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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