Maarika, Brutal Gladiator
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator must be blocked if able. As long as it's your turn, Maarika has indestructible. Whenever Maarika deals damage to a creature, if that creature was dealt excess damage this turn, that creature's controller sacrifices a noncreature, nonland permanent.
How Maarika decks play in EDH
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing 2BRG, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Maarika, Brutal Gladiator decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $93.91Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Maarika, Brutal Gladiator 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 Maarika, Brutal Gladiator deck?
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator 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 Maarika, Brutal Gladiator?
The cards played most often in Maarika, Brutal Gladiator decks include Hexhaven Invigorator, Smaug the Impenetrable, Radagast of Rhosgobel. 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 Maarika, Brutal Gladiator deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $93.91 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 Maarika, Brutal Gladiator 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.