The Gitrog Monster
Deathtouch At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice The Gitrog Monster unless you sacrifice a land. You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, draw a card.
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Complete 100-card Golgari deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How The Gitrog Monster decks play in EDH
The Gitrog Monster is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 3BG, and its legendary creature - frog horror 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. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones The Gitrog Monster decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $169Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a The Gitrog Monster deck?
The Gitrog Monster 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 Gitrog Monster?
The cards played most often in The Gitrog Monster decks include Carnivorous Cultivator // Enroot, Through the Forest Gate, 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 The Gitrog Monster deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $169 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 Gitrog Monster 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.