EDH Optimizer
Grothama, All-Devouring
Legendary Creature — Wurm · 3GG
Color identity: Green
Grothama, All-Devouring is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Other creatures have "Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it fight Grothama, All-Devouring."
When Grothama leaves the battlefield, each player draws cards equal to the amount of damage dealt to Grothama this turn by sources they controlled.
Reference price of the card: €0.30
Comes in the precon Animated Army
Average lands in decks for Grothama, All-Devouring: 35
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Build your Grothama, All-Devouring deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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+ (79/100)
- Consistency89
- Speed70
- Interaction52
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Forest)
Sol Ring · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Mossbridge Troll · Traverse the Outlands · Beast Within · Rishkar's Expertise · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Garruk's Uprising · Greater Good · Return of the Wildspeaker · Vigor · Cultivate · Broodhatch Nantuko · Emerald Medallion · Llanowar Elves · Psychosis Crawler · Heroic Intervention · Unnatural Growth · Momentous Fall · Stuffy Doll · Thought Vessel · Elvish Mystic · Fanatic of Rhonas · Nature's Lore · Rampant Growth · Saber Ants · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Druid's Call · Eternal Witness · Kodama's Reach · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Ulvenwald Tracker · Ram Through · Stonehoof Chieftain · Overwhelming Stampede · Spearbreaker Behemoth · The Skullspore Nexus · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Temur Sabertooth · Swiftfoot Boots · Karametra's Acolyte · The Great Henge · Tyvar's Stand · Baru, Wurmspeaker · Life's Legacy · Three Visits · Wild Growth · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Fyndhorn Elves · Impervious Greatwurm · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Obscuring Haze · Gaea's Gift · Rhonas's Monument · Skyshroud Claim · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Garruk, Primal Hunter · Last March of the Ents · Defiler of Vigor · Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory · Withstand Death · Worldspine Wurm · Archdruid's Charm · Reliquary Tower · Mosswort Bridge · Rogue's Passage · Castle Garenbrig · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Clinic · Boseiju, Who Endures · Command Beacon · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Grothama, All-Devouring
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Grothama, All-Devouring, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mossbridge Troll | 71% | +70% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 74% | +58% |
| Broodhatch Nantuko | 58% | +58% |
| Traverse the Outlands | 69% | +57% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 57% | +56% |
| Stuffy Doll | 53% | +53% |
| Greater Good | 63% | +51% |
| Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | 64% | +50% |
| Saber Ants | 50% | +50% |
| Vigor | 61% | +50% |
| Selvala, Heart of the Wilds | 64% | +46% |
| Reliquary Tower | 78% | +46% |
| Momentous Fall | 53% | +45% |
| Thought Vessel | 53% | +44% |
| Druid's Call | 45% | +44% |
| Mosswort Bridge | 66% | +39% |
| Ulvenwald Tracker | 43% | +38% |
| Spearbreaker Behemoth | 40% | +38% |
| Rishkar's Expertise | 66% | +37% |
| Stonehoof Chieftain | 41% | +37% |
| Baru, Wurmspeaker | 36% | +36% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 40% | +34% |
| Temur Sabertooth | 39% | +32% |
| Unnatural Growth | 55% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Grothama, All-Devouring 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.
- Mossbridge Troll
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Broodhatch Nantuko
- Psychosis Crawler
- Stuffy Doll
- 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.
- Traverse the Outlands
- Greater Good
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Momentous Fall
- Ulvenwald Tracker
- The Skullspore Nexus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Witch's Clinic
- Pathbreaker Ibex
- Resurrection Orb
- Last March of the Ents
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Grothama, All-Devouring
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- 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
- The Great Henge + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Grothama, All-Devouring's color identity?
Grothama, All-Devouring 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 Grothama, All-Devouring come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Grothama, All-Devouring deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: B+ (79/100).
How many lands should a Grothama, All-Devouring deck run?
Real Grothama, All-Devouring 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 Grothama, All-Devouring?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mossbridge Troll, Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Broodhatch Nantuko. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Grothama, All-Devouring decks.
What combos does Grothama, All-Devouring have?
Grothama, All-Devouring has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra. 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 Grothama, All-Devouring deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mossbridge Troll, Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Broodhatch Nantuko 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.