EDH Optimizer
The Gitrog Monster
Legendary Creature — Frog Horror · 3BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
The Gitrog Monster is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice The Gitrog Monster unless you sacrifice a land.
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €1.10
Comes in the precon World Shaper
Average lands in decks for The Gitrog Monster: 39
Lands MatterDredgeComboGraveyardLandfallRampSelf-MillSacrifice
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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 (67/100)
- Consistency67
- Speed59
- Interaction28
- Resilience76
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 39 lands (29 nonbasic, 2 Swamp, 8 Forest)
Sol Ring · Crop Rotation · Ramunap Excavator · Life from the Loam · Sylvan Safekeeper · Assassin's Trophy · Icetill Explorer · Harrow · Six · Lotus Cobra · Dark Ritual · Noose Constrictor · Splendid Reclamation · Zuran Orb · Azusa, Lost but Seeking · Abrupt Decay · Llanowar Elves · Sylvan Scrying · Titania, Protector of Argoth · Crucible of Worlds · Golgari Grave-Troll · Culling Ritual · Scute Swarm · Arcane Signet · Oblivion Crown · Aftermath Analyst · Birds of Paradise · Putrid Imp · Tireless Provisioner · Exploration · Conduit of Worlds · Elvish Mystic · Beast Within · Deathrite Shaman · Rampaging Baloths · Elves of Deep Shadow · Entomb · Oracle of Mul Daya · Avenger of Zendikar · Demonic Tutor · Eternal Witness · Rain of Filth · Ancient Greenwarden · Cultivate · Ob Nixilis, the Fallen · Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre · Kozilek, Butcher of Truth · Rampant Growth · Veil of Summer · Wild Mongrel · Dryad of the Ilysian Grove · Fyndhorn Elves · Lotus Petal · Squandered Resources · Vampiric Tutor · World Shaper · Green Sun's Zenith · Entish Restoration · Toxic Deluge · Worldly Tutor · Command Tower · Dakmor Salvage · Overgrown Tomb · Verdant Catacombs · Llanowar Wastes · Evolving Wilds · Terramorphic Expanse · Tranquil Thicket · Woodland Cemetery · Barren Moor · Boseiju, Who Endures · Fabled Passage · Undergrowth Stadium · Bojuka Bog · Nurturing Peatland · Windswept Heath · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Golgari Rot Farm · Wooded Foothills · Bloodstained Mire · Misty Rainforest · Underground Mortuary · Polluted Delta · Shifting Woodland · Twilight Mire · Marsh Flats · Strip Mine · Ash Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for The Gitrog Monster
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Gitrog Monster, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Dakmor Salvage | 76% | +70% |
| Ramunap Excavator | 73% | +68% |
| Crop Rotation | 73% | +65% |
| Life from the Loam | 71% | +64% |
| Sylvan Safekeeper | 65% | +62% |
| Icetill Explorer | 57% | +50% |
| Lotus Cobra | 53% | +49% |
| Noose Constrictor | 50% | +49% |
| Zuran Orb | 50% | +48% |
| Six | 54% | +48% |
| Harrow | 56% | +47% |
| Splendid Reclamation | 50% | +47% |
| Azusa, Lost but Seeking | 49% | +46% |
| Sylvan Scrying | 46% | +44% |
| Titania, Protector of Argoth | 46% | +44% |
| Crucible of Worlds | 45% | +42% |
| Oblivion Crown | 43% | +42% |
| Putrid Imp | 42% | +41% |
| Golgari Grave-Troll | 45% | +39% |
| Exploration | 41% | +38% |
| Aftermath Analyst | 42% | +35% |
| Conduit of Worlds | 40% | +34% |
| Dark Ritual | 52% | +34% |
| Barren Moor | 41% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your The Gitrog Monster 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.
- Dakmor Salvage
- Noose Constrictor
- Zuran Orb
- Harrow
- Splendid Reclamation
- Sylvan Scrying
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ramunap Excavator
- Crop Rotation
- Life from the Loam
- Sylvan Safekeeper
- Lotus Cobra
- Six
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Icetill Explorer
- Crucible of Worlds
- Exploration
- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
- Squandered Resources
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Gitrog Monster
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite self-discard triggers
- Shifting Woodland + Aftermath Analyst + Lotus Cobra + Sylvan Safekeeper → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite landfall triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Gitrog Monster's color identity?
The Gitrog Monster 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 Gitrog Monster come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Gitrog Monster deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 39 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 13 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a The Gitrog Monster deck run?
Real The Gitrog Monster decks run 39 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 Gitrog Monster?
The three highest-synergy cards are Dakmor Salvage, Ramunap Excavator, Crop Rotation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Gitrog Monster decks.
What combos does The Gitrog Monster have?
The Gitrog Monster has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Gitrog Monster deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dakmor Salvage, Noose Constrictor, Zuran Orb 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.