Ghalta, Primal Hunger
This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control. Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
A ready-made Ghalta decklist
Complete 100-card mono-green deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Ghalta decks play in EDH
Ghalta, Primal Hunger is a mono-green commander costing 10GG, and its legendary creature - elder dinosaur 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 Ghalta, Primal Hunger decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.21Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ghalta, Primal Hunger 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 Ghalta, Primal Hunger deck?
Ghalta, Primal Hunger 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 Ghalta, Primal Hunger?
The cards played most often in Ghalta, Primal Hunger decks include Ghalta the Unstoppable, Radagast of Rhosgobel, Hexhaven Invigorator. 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 Ghalta, Primal Hunger deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.21 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 Ghalta, Primal Hunger 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.