The Mycotyrant

BGGolgari{1}{B}{G}$1.24
Legendary Creature — Elder Fungus
The Mycotyrant card art

Trample The Mycotyrant's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control that are Fungi and/or Saprolings. At the beginning of your end step, create X 1/1 black Fungus creature tokens with "This token can't block," where X is the number of times you descended this turn. (You descend each time a permanent card is put into your graveyard from anywhere.)

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How The Mycotyrant decks play in EDH

The Mycotyrant is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 1BG, and its legendary creature - elder fungus 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. The cards below are the ones The Mycotyrant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $12.66

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (1)

Skull Prophet
Skull Prophet
$0.82

Card draw (1)

Skullclamp
Skullclamp
$4.29

Removal (1)

Cankerbloom
Cankerbloom
$0.39

Creatures (15)

Primal Witchstalker
Primal Witchstalker
$0.35
Dark Matter Manipulator
Dark Matter Manipulator
$1.17
Liliana the Repentant
Liliana the Repentant
$0.89
Pia, Aether Ascetic
Pia, Aether Ascetic
$1.42
Broodrage Mycoid
Broodrage Mycoid
$0.19
Deathcap Marionette
Deathcap Marionette
$0.17
Synapse Necromage
Synapse Necromage
$0.21
Tendril of the Mycotyrant
Tendril of the Mycotyrant
$0.19
Skullcap Snail
Skullcap Snail
$0.19
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
Akawalli, the Seething Tower
$0.17
Deathbonnet Sprout // Deathbonnet Hulk
Deathbonnet Sprout // Deathbonnet Hulk
$0.12
Undercity Informer
Undercity Informer
$0.14
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
Slimefoot, the Stowaway
$0.25
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
$0.90

Synergy & payoffs (1)

Ferocity of the Hunt
Ferocity of the Hunt
$0.30

Lands (1)

Sequestered Stash
Sequestered Stash
$0.15

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Mycotyrant 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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The Mycotyrant deck questions

What colours can I use in a The Mycotyrant deck?

The Mycotyrant 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 Mycotyrant?

The cards played most often in The Mycotyrant decks include Primal Witchstalker, Dark Matter Manipulator, Ferocity of the Hunt. 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 Mycotyrant deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $12.66 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 Mycotyrant 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.

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