I’ve written about it a few times before, one of my personally most beloved rule-0 Commander decks: Garruk the Slayer. It’s a Battle the Horde type deck, which pilots itself, has no lands and some special rules for play and elimination. Quick summary:
- Garruk has no life total. His deck is his life. Once the deck runs out of cards Garruk has lost and is removed from the game
- Garruk does not take damage regularly, since he has no life total. When he takes damage, you mill that amount from his deck
- Garruk does nothing the first 3 turns
- After that he plays 2 cards from the top of his deck during his first main phase each turn
- Garruk always attacks, at random, with everything he has
- Garruk’s commander card gets played for free on turn 3
- Whenever Garruk’s commander card dies, he plays it again for free during the first main phase of his next turn
- Whenever Garruk is attacked; all the non-attacking players get to control Garruk together to decide the most optimal play during the combat phase
- Whenever a decision needs to be made not covered by the rules here, the decision will be made randomly (roll a die for example)
In addition to above stated rules I have created a decision tree for his commander card’s loyalty abilities:
In addition to this change, I have also decided to spice up the decklist a bit by adding some Emblem cards. When drawn from the deck they get put into play like any other cards, however them being Emblems, the special rules regarding emblems will be enforced. So once an emblem is in play, there is no way to remove it!
There’s 2 attractions added to the deck. As with every other card in the deck, whenever you pull an attraction, it gets played. Regular rules for attraction are in effect. Roll a die at the start of your first main phase to determine if you visit the attraction.
There’s 1 token creature that does not officially exist, the War Bear. This is a token creature from the Advanced Kingdoms format. Go check it out, it’s fun when you’re playing a game with 4+ players!
There’s a few sorcery cards still in the deck referencing the Heads creature type. However, there are only 2 cards in the deck with that creature type, so I am looking to replace those sorceries in the near future. Hopefully one of the future sets will bring something cool (Looking at you Phyrexia!!)
And now, without further ado, I present to you the updated decklist in a fully sortable format:
| Name | Supertype(s) | Subtype(s) | P/T | Keywords | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aboroth | Creature | Aboroth | 9/9 | |
| 2 | Adorned Pouncer | Token Creature | Zombie Cat | 4/4 | Double Strike |
| 3 | Ancient Brontodon | Creature | Dinosaur | 9/9 | |
| 4 | Ancient Stone Idol | Artifact Creature | Golem | 12/12 | Flash |
| 5 | Ape | Token Creature | Ape | 3/3 | |
| 6 | Apex Devastator | Creature | Chimera Hydra | 10/10 | Cascade x4 |
| 7 | Ashaya, The Awoken World | Token Legendary Creature | Elemental | 4/4 | |
| 8 | Assassin | Token Creature | Assassin | 1/1 | |
| 9 | Bat | Token Creature | Bat | 1/2 | Flying |
| 10 | Bear | Token Creature | Bear | 2/2 | |
| 11 | Bear | Token Creature | Bear | 4/4 | |
| 12 | Beast | Token Creature | Beast | 4/2 | |
| 13 | Beast | Token Artifact Creature | Beast | 6/6 | |
| 14 | Beast | Token Creature | Beast | 3/3 | |
| 15 | Beast | Token Creature | Beast | 4/4 | |
| 16 | Boar | Token Creature | Boar | 2/2 | |
| 17 | Boar | Token Creature | Boar | 3/3 | |
| 18 | Cat Warrior | Token Creature | Cat Warrior | 2/2 | Forestwalk |
| 19 | Centaur | Enchantment Creature | Centaur | 3/3 | |
| 20 | Construct | Token Artifact Creature | Construct | 4/4 | |
| 21 | Construct | Token Artifact Creature | Construct | 6/12 | Trample |
| 22 | Demon | Token Creature | Demon | 5/5 | |
| 23 | Dinosaur | Token Creature | Dinosaur | 3/3 | Trample |
| 24 | Distract the Hydra | Sorcery | |||
| 25 | Domri Rade | Emblem | |||
| 26 | Dreamstealer | Token Creature | Zombie Human Wizard | 4/4 | Menace |
| 27 | Earthshaker Kenra | Token Creature | Zombie Jackal Warrior | 4/4 | Haste |
| 28 | Eldrazi | Token Creature | Eldrazi | 7/7 | Annihilator 1 |
| 29 | Eldrazi | Token Creature | Eldrazi | 10/10 | |
| 30 | Eldrazi Horror | Token Creature | Eldrazi Horror | 3/2 | |
| 31 | Elemental | Token Creature | Elemental | 2/2 | |
| 32 | Elemental | Token Creature | Elemental | 8/8 | Vigilance |
| 33 | Elemental | Token Creature | Elemental | 5/3 | |
| 34 | Elemental | Token Creature | Elemental | 7/7 | Trample |
| 35 | Elemental | Token Creature | Elemental | 4/4 | |
| 36 | Elephant | Token Creature | Elephant | 3/3 | |
| 37 | Ellywick Tumblestrum | Emblem | |||
| 38 | Foam Weapons Kiosk | Artifact | Attraction | ||
| 39 | Frog Lizard | Token Creature | Frog Lizard | 3/3 | |
| 40 | Fungus Beast | Token Creature | Fungus Beast | 4/4 | Trample |
| 41 | Gargoyle | Artifact Creature | Gargoyle | 3/4 | Flying |
| 42 | Ghalta, Primal Hunger | Legendary Creature | Elder Dinosaur | 12/12 | Trample |
| 43 | Ghoultree | Creature | Zombie Treefolk | 10/10 | |
| 44 | Giant | Token Creature | Giant | 7/7 | |
| 45 | Gigantosaurus | Creature | Dinosaur | 10/10 | |
| 46 | Golem | Token Artifact Creature | Golem | 3/3 | Vigilance |
| 47 | Golem | Token Artifact Creature | Golem | 3/3 | Trample |
| 48 | Golem | Token Artifact Creature | Golem | 9/9 | |
| 49 | Golem | Token Artifact Creature | Golem | 3/3 | Flying |
| 50 | Golem | Enchantment Artifact Creature | Golem | 3/3 | |
| 51 | Hippo | Token Creature | Hippo | 3/3 | |
| 52 | Hydra Head | Creature | Head | 0/3 | |
| 53 | Impervious Greatwurm | Creature | Wurm | 16/16 | Indestructible |
| 54 | Impulsive Destruction | Sorcery | |||
| 55 | Insect | Token Creature | Insect | 1/1 | Infect |
| 56 | Insect | Token Creature | Insect | 1/1 | Flying, Deathtouch |
| 57 | Kalonian Behemoth | Creature | Beast | 9/9 | Shroud |
| 58 | Lizard | Token Creature | Lizard | 2/2 | |
| 59 | Lukka, Wayward Bonder | Emblem | |||
| 60 | Marit Lage | Token Legendary Creature | Avatar | 20/20 | Flying, Indestructible |
| 61 | Minotaur Goreseeker | Token Creature | Minotaur | 3/2 | Haste |
| 62 | Mogis's Chosen | Token Creature | Minotaur | 5/4 | |
| 63 | Nessian Boar | Creature | Boar | 10/6 | |
| 64 | Noxious Hydra Breath | Sorcery | |||
| 65 | Ooze | Creature | Ooze | 2/2 | |
| 66 | Panglacial Wurm | Creature | Wurm | 9/5 | Trample |
| 67 | Plundered Statue | Artifact | |||
| 68 | Primeval Protector | Creature | Avatar | 10/10 | |
| 69 | Proven Combatant | Token Creature | Zombie Human Warrior | 4/4 | |
| 70 | Ravenous Brute Head | Elite Creature | Head | 0/6 | |
| 71 | Refreshing Elixir | Artifact | |||
| 72 | Rhino | Creature | Rhino | 4/4 | Trample |
| 73 | Sengir Nosferatu | Creature | Vampire | 4/4 | Flying |
| 74 | Snake | Token Creature | Snake | 5/4 | |
| 75 | Snake | Token Creature | Snake | 1/1 | Deathtouch |
| 76 | Spider | Token Creature | Spider | 1/2 | Reach |
| 77 | Spider | Emchantment Creature | Spider | 1/3 | Reach |
| 78 | Spider | Token Creature | Spider | 2/4 | Reach |
| 79 | Spirit | Token Creature | Spirit | 4/5 | |
| 80 | Sproutback Trudge | Creature | Fungus Beast | 9/7 | Trample |
| 81 | Swinging Ship | Artifact | Attraction | ||
| 82 | Terastodon | Creature | Elephant | 9/9 | |
| 83 | The Hunter | Hero | |||
| 84 | Titanoth Rex | Creature | Dinosaur Beast | 11/11 | Trample |
| 85 | Treefolk Shaman | Token Creature | Treefolk Shaman | 2/5 | |
| 86 | Troll Warrior | Token Creature | Troll Warrior | 4/4 | Trample |
| 87 | Tuktuk the Returned | Token Legendary Artifact Creature | Goblin Golem | 5/5 | |
| 88 | Tyranid | Token Creature | Tyranid | 5/5 | |
| 89 | Unified Lunge | Sorcery | |||
| 90 | Vivien | Emblem | |||
| 91 | War Bear | Token Creature | Bear | 2/2 | |
| 92 | Warrior | Token Creature | Warrior | 2/1 | |
| 93 | Worldspine Wurm | Creature | Wurm | 15/15 | Trample |
| 94 | Wurm | Token Creature | Wurm | 6/6 | |
| 95 | Wurm | Token Creature | Wurm | 5/5 | Trample |
| 96 | Xenagos's Strike | Sorcery | |||
| 97 | Zombie Giant | Token Creature | Zombie Giant | 5/5 | |
| 98 | Zombie Knight | Token Creature | Zombie Knight | 2/2 | Menace |
| 99 | Zombie Warrior | Token Creature | Zombie Warrior | 4/4 | Vigilance |
