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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: €0.27
Average lands in decks for Borborygmos: 36
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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 per EDHREC (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 (69/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed58
- Interaction49
- Resilience73
- Closing93
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (18 nonbasic, 7 Mountain, 11 Forest)
Rhythm of the Wild · Sol Ring · Garruk's Uprising · Gruul Signet · Gruul War Chant · Goblin Anarchomancer · Arcane Signet · Cultivate · Rampant Growth · Zhur-Taa Druid · Rubblebelt Raiders · Ruric Thar, the Unbowed · Gruul Charm · Hardened Scales · Decimate · Sunder Shaman · Beast Whisperer · Inspiring Call · Grumgully, the Generous · Birds of Paradise · Gruul Spellbreaker · Halana and Alena, Partners · Llanowar Elves · Return of the Wildspeaker · Savageborn Hydra · Kodama's Reach · Beast Within · Kami of Whispered Hopes · Ravager Wurm · Ulasht, the Hate Seed · Domri, Anarch of Bolas · Anzrag, the Quake-Mole · Blasphemous Act · Farseek · Gruul Ragebeast · Chaos Warp · End-Raze Forerunners · Signal the Clans · Borborygmos Enraged · Cindervines · Heroic Intervention · Ilharg, the Raze-Boar · Rishkar's Expertise · Elvish Mystic · Shamanic Revelation · Skarrg Guildmage · Colossal Majesty · Domri's Ambush · Nature's Lore · Branching Evolution · Ghor-Clan Rampager · Loyal Guardian · Rubblehulk · Burning-Tree Shaman · Evolution Sage · Clan Defiance · Gruul Cluestone · Gruul Locket · Gruul War Plow · Unnatural Growth · Burning-Tree Emissary · Savage Twister · Swiftfoot Boots · Command Tower · Gruul Turf · Stomping Ground · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Game Trail · Skarrg, the Rage Pits · Gruul Guildgate · Temple of Abandon · Rockfall Vale · Rogue's Passage · Kessig Wolf Run · Mosswort Bridge · Evolving Wilds · Karplusan Forest · Mossfire Valley · Myriad Landscape · Rugged Highlands
🃏 Recommended cards for Borborygmos
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Borborygmos, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gruul War Chant | 47% | +41% |
| Rubblebelt Raiders | 39% | +38% |
| Gruul Charm | 38% | +37% |
| Ruric Thar, the Unbowed | 39% | +35% |
| Sunder Shaman | 37% | +35% |
| Zhur-Taa Druid | 40% | +35% |
| Gruul Spellbreaker | 33% | +32% |
| Savageborn Hydra | 33% | +31% |
| Gruul Guildgate | 37% | +31% |
| Ulasht, the Hate Seed | 31% | +30% |
| Ravager Wurm | 31% | +30% |
| Grumgully, the Generous | 35% | +28% |
| Skarrg, the Rage Pits | 38% | +27% |
| Signal the Clans | 28% | +26% |
| Borborygmos Enraged | 26% | +25% |
| Skarrg Guildmage | 25% | +25% |
| Gruul Ragebeast | 29% | +25% |
| Inspiring Call | 36% | +24% |
| Rhythm of the Wild | 62% | +24% |
| Hardened Scales | 38% | +24% |
| Gruul Signet | 47% | +24% |
| Domri's Ambush | 24% | +23% |
| Cindervines | 26% | +23% |
| Halana and Alena, Partners | 33% | +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
- Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
- Beast Whisperer
- Evolution Sage
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Uncivil Unrest
- Kodama of the West Tree
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Borborygmos
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → 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
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
- 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
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → 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 colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 75 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Borborygmos deck run?
Real Borborygmos decks run 36 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.