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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: €23.44
Average lands in decks for Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant: 35
RampDinosaursAggroBig ManaStompy+1/+1 CountersCard DrawGood Stuff
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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 (72/100)
- Consistency91
- Speed64
- Interaction30
- Resilience73
- 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 · Rampant Growth · Kodama's Reach · Apex Altisaur · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Verdant Sun's Avatar · Return of the Wildspeaker · Rishkar's Expertise · Beast Within · Hulking Raptor · Heroic Intervention · Nature's Lore · Vaultborn Tyrant · Fyndhorn Elves · Craterhoof Behemoth · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Surrak and Goreclaw · The Great Henge · Topiary Stomper · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Arcane Signet · Terastodon · Three Visits · Fanatic of Rhonas · Gigantosaurus · Last March of the Ents · Unnatural Growth · Elemental Bond · Soul of the Harvest · Concordant Crossroads · Llanowar Tribe · Skyshroud Claim · Worldspine Wurm · Beast Whisperer · Birds of Paradise · Rampaging Brontodon · Earthshaker Dreadmaw · Karametra's Acolyte · Thought Vessel · Tyrranax Rex · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Regal Behemoth · Apex Devastator · Nyxbloom Ancient · Regal Force · Wayward Swordtooth · Guardian Project · Overwhelming Stampede · Greater Good · Momentous Fall · The Skullspore Nexus · The Tarrasque · Tribute to the World Tree · Eternal Witness · Ram Through · Finale of Devastation · Frenzied Baloth · Harmonize · 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 | 76% | +60% |
| Verdant Sun's Avatar | 54% | +51% |
| Hulking Raptor | 52% | +48% |
| Apex Altisaur | 54% | +47% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 80% | +40% |
| Vaultborn Tyrant | 46% | +40% |
| Topiary Stomper | 44% | +39% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 54% | +38% |
| Gigantosaurus | 42% | +37% |
| Rampaging Brontodon | 36% | +34% |
| Earthshaker Dreadmaw | 34% | +33% |
| Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus | 44% | +33% |
| Surrak and Goreclaw | 44% | +32% |
| Terastodon | 43% | +32% |
| Regal Behemoth | 32% | +30% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 37% | +29% |
| Tyrranax Rex | 33% | +29% |
| Last March of the Ents | 41% | +29% |
| Soul of the Harvest | 39% | +28% |
| Elemental Bond | 40% | +28% |
| The Tarrasque | 29% | +27% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 44% | +27% |
| Reliquary Tower | 58% | +26% |
| Llanowar Tribe | 37% | +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
- Topiary Stomper
- Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
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
- Surrak and Goreclaw
- Worldspine Wurm
- Tyrranax Rex
- Soul of the Harvest
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vaultborn Tyrant
- Last March of the Ents
- Concordant Crossroads
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Old Gnawbone
- Craterhoof Behemoth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature 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 creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Cultivator Colossus + Abundance → Arrange your library in any order, Put all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
- Umbral Mantle + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite colored mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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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 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
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.