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Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur · 5GGG
Color identity: Green
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
When Ghalta enters, put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €25.87
Average lands in decks for Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant: 35
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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 (70/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed64
- Interaction26
- Resilience69
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (7 nonbasic, 28 Forest)
Garruk's Uprising · Sol Ring · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Cultivate · Llanowar Elves · Elvish Mystic · Emerald Medallion · Kodama's Reach · Rampant Growth · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Apex Altisaur · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · Verdant Sun's Avatar · Beast Within · Heroic Intervention · Hulking Raptor · Nature's Lore · Vaultborn Tyrant · Fyndhorn Elves · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Surrak and Goreclaw · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Craterhoof Behemoth · Terastodon · The Great Henge · Topiary Stomper · Arcane Signet · Three Visits · Fanatic of Rhonas · Gigantosaurus · Last March of the Ents · Unnatural Growth · Elemental Bond · Soul of the Harvest · Concordant Crossroads · Skyshroud Claim · Worldspine Wurm · Llanowar Tribe · Rampaging Brontodon · Beast Whisperer · Birds of Paradise · Earthshaker Dreadmaw · Karametra's Acolyte · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Regal Behemoth · Thought Vessel · Tyrranax Rex · Regal Force · Guardian Project · Nyxbloom Ancient · Apex Devastator · Overwhelming Stampede · The Skullspore Nexus · Tribute to the World Tree · Wayward Swordtooth · Greater Good · Momentous Fall · Eternal Witness · Ram Through · The Tarrasque · Frenzied Baloth · Harmonize · Delighted Halfling · Reliquary Tower · Castle Garenbrig · Mosswort Bridge · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Boseiju, Who Endures
🃏 Recommended cards for Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 75% | +60% |
| Verdant Sun's Avatar | 53% | +50% |
| Hulking Raptor | 51% | +47% |
| Apex Altisaur | 53% | +46% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 80% | +41% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 54% | +40% |
| Vaultborn Tyrant | 46% | +40% |
| Topiary Stomper | 44% | +38% |
| Gigantosaurus | 41% | +36% |
| Surrak and Goreclaw | 45% | +34% |
| Rampaging Brontodon | 36% | +34% |
| Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus | 45% | +33% |
| Terastodon | 44% | +33% |
| Earthshaker Dreadmaw | 33% | +32% |
| Regal Behemoth | 33% | +31% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 37% | +29% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 39% | +29% |
| Last March of the Ents | 41% | +29% |
| Tyrranax Rex | 33% | +29% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 45% | +28% |
| Elemental Bond | 39% | +27% |
| Reliquary Tower | 58% | +26% |
| The Tarrasque | 28% | +26% |
| Concordant Crossroads | 38% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant 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.
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Hulking Raptor
- Garruk's Uprising
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
- Topiary Stomper
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Apex Altisaur
- Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
- Worldspine Wurm
- Tyrranax Rex
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Elemental Bond
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Last March of the Ents
- Concordant Crossroads
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Old Gnawbone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Eternal Scourge + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Cultivator Colossus + Abundance → Arrange your library in any order, Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
- Basalt Monolith + Nyxbloom Ancient → Infinite colorless mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant's color identity?
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant is green: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 80 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 8 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant deck run?
Real Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant 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 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Verdant Sun's Avatar, Hulking Raptor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant decks.
What combos does Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant have?
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger. 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 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Verdant Sun's Avatar, Hulking Raptor 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.