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The Gitrog Monster

Legendary Creature — Frog Horror · from $0.42

Deathtouch At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice The Gitrog Monster unless you sacrifice a land. You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, draw a card.

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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

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 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	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
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	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
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	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
41	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
42	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
46	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
47	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
48	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
49	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
57	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
58	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
59	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
60	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
61	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
62	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
63	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
64	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
65	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
66	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
67	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	Llanowar Wastes	Land	0	$0.59
75	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
76	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
77	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
78	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
79	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
80	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
81	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
82	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
83	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
84	Undergrowth Stadium	Land	0	$5.20
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
87	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
88	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
89	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
90	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
91	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
92	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
93	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
94	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
95	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
96	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
97	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
98	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

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Most played with The Gitrog Monster

The 25 most-played cards in 96 settled top-16 lists running The Gitrog Monster 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	Dark Ritual	100% · 96 of 96	19
2	Sol Ring	100% · 96 of 96	19
3	Dakmor Salvage	99% · 95 of 96	18
4	Overgrown Tomb	99% · 95 of 96	19
5	Command Tower	98% · 94 of 96	19
6	Crop Rotation	98% · 94 of 96	18
7	Lotus Petal	98% · 94 of 96	18
8	Putrid Imp	98% · 94 of 96	18
9	Life from the Loam	97% · 93 of 96	19
10	Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre	97% · 93 of 96	17
11	Veil of Summer	97% · 93 of 96	19
12	Elvish Spirit Guide	96% · 92 of 96	18
13	Mana Vault	96% · 92 of 96	18
14	Noose Constrictor	96% · 92 of 96	18
15	Swamp	96% · 92 of 96	17
16	Vampiric Tutor	96% · 92 of 96	18
17	Bayou	95% · 91 of 96	17
18	Boseiju, Who Endures	95% · 91 of 96	17
19	Deathrite Shaman	95% · 91 of 96	18
20	Demonic Tutor	95% · 91 of 96	18
21	Entomb	95% · 91 of 96	18
22	Golgari Grave-Troll	95% · 91 of 96	18
23	Verdant Catacombs	95% · 91 of 96	18
24	Delighted Halfling	94% · 90 of 96	19
25	Forest	94% · 90 of 96	17

Combos with The Gitrog Monster

The 10 most popular of 53 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Dakmor Salvage + The Gitrog Monster
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Glacial Chasm + Ramunap Excavator + The Gitrog Monster
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · Lock
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Crucible of Worlds + Glacial Chasm + The Gitrog Monster
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · Lock
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Conduit of Worlds + Glacial Chasm + The Gitrog Monster
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · Lock
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Glacial Chasm + The Gitrog Monster + Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · Lock
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Dakmor Salvage + Noose Constrictor + The Gitrog Monster
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Dakmor Salvage + Putrid Imp + The Gitrog Monster
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Dakmor Salvage + Oblivion Crown + The Gitrog Monster
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Dakmor Salvage + Skirge Familiar + The Gitrog Monster
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinite black mana · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Dakmor Salvage + The Gitrog Monster + Wild Mongrel
Infinite self-mill · Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 105 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

7th of 18 — CEDH GODs on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Choclo con Queso
2nd of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 1–0–2 · by Alberto Garavaglia
4th of 29 — IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2 on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 3–3–0 · by Jason Scott
7th of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Moritz Major [🍍]
14th of 16 — Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–4–1 · by Aryes
14th of 18 — CEDH Monthly on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by SmurFin8or
4th of 24 — Massacre at Mimics VII: Smaug's Hoard on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–1–2 · by sean cowell
6th of 16 — Weekly Mulligans - September 27th on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Christopher Wilson [BAD]

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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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