Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Vigilance Hydra spells you cast cost {4} less to cast. Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, Gargos fights up to one target creature you don't control.
How Gargos decks play in EDH
Gargos, Vicious Watcher is a mono-green commander costing 3GGG, and its legendary creature - hydra line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Gargos, Vicious Watcher decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $90.38Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (14)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gargos, Vicious Watcher decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Gargos, Vicious Watcher deck?
Gargos, Vicious Watcher has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Gargos, Vicious Watcher?
The cards played most often in Gargos, Vicious Watcher decks include Necklace of Girion, Radagast of Rhosgobel, Roiling Canopy. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Gargos, Vicious Watcher deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $90.38 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Gargos, Vicious Watcher deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.