EDH Optimizer
The Chief Warg
Legendary Creature — Wolf · 2BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
The Chief Warg is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Ferocious — Whenever you attack while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.07
Average lands in decks for The Chief Warg: 37
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Build your The Chief Warg deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Chief Warg 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Chief Warg 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 (68/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed65
- Interaction40
- Resilience63
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (20 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 13 Forest)
Chief Warg's Company · Wilderland Scrounger · Ravening Warg · Wargling · Duskwatch Hunter · Head of the Hunt · Bejeweled Warg · Nighthowl Pursuer · Desolation Prowler · Sol Ring · Reverent Howl · Arcane Signet · Warg Tactics · Cultivate · Garruk's Uprising · Nightpack Ambusher · Rhovanion Rampager · Ascendant Packleader · Gnashing of Teeth · Packsong Pup · Sarulf, Realm Eater · Assassin's Trophy · Hollowhenge Overlord · Howling Moon · Howlpack Resurgence · Beast Within · Rampant Growth · Summon: Fenrir · Anara, Wolvid Familiar · Quarrel · Farseek · Nasty Little Rabbit · Silverfur Partisan · Cemetery Prowler · Chief of the Wilds · Garruk, Cursed Huntsman · Large Bear · Beorn's Hospitality · Bilbo's Deadly Slice · Return of the Wildspeaker · Unnatural Growth · Heroic Intervention · Moonlight Hunt · Nature's Lore · Putrefy · Shamanic Revelation · Beorn, Reluctant Host // Till and Tend · Overwhelming Stampede · Ambush Wolf · Master of the Wild Hunt · Ordinary Bear · Patchwork Banner · Primal Adversary · Wolfcaller's Howl · Ferocious Pup · Gigantic Big Bear · Golgari Signet · Little Bear · Radagast of Rhosgobel · Three Visits · Tom, Bert, and William · Wolfir Silverheart · Command Tower · Mirkwood · Woodland Cemetery · Path of Ancestry · Bojuka Bog · Llanowar Wastes · Vernal Fen · Deathcap Glade · Tainted Wood · Jungle Hollow · Evolving Wilds · Temple of Malady · Necroblossom Snarl · Overgrown Tomb · Exotic Orchard · Golgari Rot Farm · Rogue's Passage · Terramorphic Expanse · Twilight Mire · Undergrowth Stadium
🃏 Recommended cards for The Chief Warg
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Chief Warg, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Warg's Company | 87% | +82% |
| Wilderland Scrounger | 81% | +78% |
| Wargling | 80% | +78% |
| Ravening Warg | 80% | +78% |
| Duskwatch Hunter | 79% | +77% |
| Head of the Hunt | 78% | +74% |
| Bejeweled Warg | 74% | +71% |
| Nighthowl Pursuer | 73% | +71% |
| Desolation Prowler | 71% | +70% |
| Reverent Howl | 64% | +63% |
| Warg Tactics | 60% | +59% |
| Mirkwood | 55% | +52% |
| Nightpack Ambusher | 50% | +50% |
| Ascendant Packleader | 46% | +45% |
| Gnashing of Teeth | 45% | +45% |
| Rhovanion Rampager | 47% | +44% |
| Packsong Pup | 44% | +43% |
| Sarulf, Realm Eater | 44% | +43% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 50% | +43% |
| Hollowhenge Overlord | 43% | +43% |
| Howling Moon | 42% | +41% |
| Howlpack Resurgence | 40% | +40% |
| Anara, Wolvid Familiar | 38% | +37% |
| Summon: Fenrir | 39% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your The Chief Warg 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.
- Chief Warg's Company
- Wilderland Scrounger
- Wargling
- Ravening Warg
- Duskwatch Hunter
- Head of the Hunt
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hollowhenge Overlord
- Cemetery Prowler
- Radagast of Rhosgobel
- Beorn the Fierce
- Dancing from Dark to Dawn
- Herd Heirloom
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Chief of the Wilds
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Chief Warg
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Chief Warg's color identity?
The Chief Warg is Golgari (black and green): 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 The Chief Warg come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Chief Warg deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 27 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a The Chief Warg deck run?
Real The Chief Warg decks run 37 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 The Chief Warg?
The three highest-synergy cards are Chief Warg's Company, Wilderland Scrounger, Wargling. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Chief Warg decks.
What combos does The Chief Warg have?
The Chief Warg has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 The Chief Warg deck cost?
You can start cheap: Chief Warg's Company, Wilderland Scrounger, Wargling 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.