The Chief Warg
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Ferocious — Whenever you attack while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
How The Chief Warg decks play in EDH
The Chief Warg is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 2BG, and its legendary creature - wolf line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones The Chief Warg decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $28.41Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (15)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Chief Warg 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 The Chief Warg deck?
The Chief Warg has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Chief Warg?
The cards played most often in The Chief Warg decks include Chief Warg's Company, Wilderland Scrounger, Ravening Warg. 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 The Chief Warg deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $28.41 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 The Chief Warg 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.