Gyrus, Waker of Corpses
Gyrus enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it. Whenever Gyrus attacks, you may exile target creature card with lesser power from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card and that's tapped and attacking. Exile the token at end of combat.
How Gyrus decks play in EDH
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing XBRG, and its legendary creature - hydra line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Gyrus, Waker of Corpses decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $25.36Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (14)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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What colours can I use in a Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck?
Gyrus, Waker of Corpses has a Jund colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Gyrus, Waker of Corpses?
The cards played most often in Gyrus, Waker of Corpses decks include Primal Witchstalker, Winter, Tormented Loner, Pia, Aether Ascetic. 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 Gyrus, Waker of Corpses deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $25.36 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 Gyrus, Waker of Corpses 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.