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Borborygmos
Legendary Creature — Cyclops · 3RRGG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Borborygmos is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever Borborygmos deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Borborygmos: 35
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Build your Borborygmos deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Borborygmos 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Borborygmos deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (68/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed57
- Interaction45
- Resilience69
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (18 nonbasic, 6 Mountain, 11 Forest)
Rhythm of the Wild · Sol Ring · Goblin Anarchomancer · Gruul War Chant · Garruk's Uprising · Gruul Signet · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Ruric Thar, the Unbowed · Zhur-Taa Druid · Gruul Charm · Rampant Growth · Hardened Scales · Rubblebelt Raiders · Sunder Shaman · Beast Whisperer · Decimate · Birds of Paradise · Grumgully, the Generous · Inspiring Call · Savageborn Hydra · Gruul Spellbreaker · Halana and Alena, Partners · Llanowar Elves · Loot, the Nexus · Return of the Wildspeaker · Ulasht, the Hate Seed · Kodama's Reach · Ravager Wurm · Farseek · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Beast Within · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Domri, Anarch of Bolas · Signal the Clans · Anzrag, the Quake-Mole · End-Raze Forerunners · Gruul Ragebeast · Borborygmos Enraged · Cindervines · Heroic Intervention · Skarrg Guildmage · Ilharg, the Raze-Boar · Rishkar's Expertise · Branching Evolution · Colossal Majesty · Domri's Ambush · Elvish Mystic · Ghor-Clan Rampager · Nature's Lore · Rubblehulk · Shamanic Revelation · Burning-Tree Shaman · Evolution Sage · Gruul Cluestone · Gruul War Plow · Loyal Guardian · Unnatural Growth · Clan Defiance · Gruul Locket · Savage Twister · Burning-Tree Emissary · Domri, Chaos Bringer · Command Tower · Gruul Turf · Stomping Ground · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Game Trail · Gruul Guildgate · Skarrg, the Rage Pits · Temple of Abandon · Rockfall Vale · Rogue's Passage · Kessig Wolf Run · Evolving Wilds · Mosswort Bridge · Karplusan Forest · Spire Garden · Mossfire Valley · Rugged Highlands
🃏 Recommended cards for Borborygmos
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Borborygmos, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gruul War Chant | 48% | +42% |
| Rubblebelt Raiders | 39% | +39% |
| Gruul Charm | 40% | +39% |
| Ruric Thar, the Unbowed | 41% | +37% |
| Sunder Shaman | 38% | +36% |
| Zhur-Taa Druid | 41% | +36% |
| Loot, the Nexus | 33% | +33% |
| Savageborn Hydra | 34% | +33% |
| Gruul Spellbreaker | 33% | +33% |
| Gruul Guildgate | 37% | +31% |
| Ulasht, the Hate Seed | 32% | +31% |
| Ravager Wurm | 31% | +31% |
| Signal the Clans | 29% | +28% |
| Grumgully, the Generous | 34% | +27% |
| Skarrg Guildmage | 27% | +26% |
| Borborygmos Enraged | 27% | +26% |
| Skarrg, the Rage Pits | 37% | +26% |
| Rhythm of the Wild | 63% | +25% |
| Hardened Scales | 39% | +24% |
| Gruul Signet | 47% | +24% |
| Gruul Ragebeast | 28% | +24% |
| Cindervines | 27% | +23% |
| Ghor-Clan Rampager | 24% | +23% |
| Domri's Ambush | 24% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Borborygmos deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Gruul War Chant
- Rubblebelt Raiders
- Gruul Charm
- Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
- Sunder Shaman
- Zhur-Taa Druid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Rhythm of the Wild
- Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
- Kami of Whispered Hopes
- Beast Whisperer
- Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
- Evolution Sage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Uncivil Unrest
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Court of Garenbrig
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Borborygmos
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Borborygmos's color identity?
Borborygmos is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Borborygmos come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Borborygmos deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 76 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Borborygmos deck run?
Real Borborygmos decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Borborygmos?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gruul War Chant, Rubblebelt Raiders, Gruul Charm. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Borborygmos decks.
What combos does Borborygmos have?
Borborygmos has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Borborygmos deck cost?
You can start cheap: Gruul War Chant, Rubblebelt Raiders, Gruul Charm are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.