EDH Optimizer
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
Legendary Creature — Frog Horror Mount · 3BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample, haste
Whenever The Gitrog deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice a creature that saddled it this turn. If you do, draw X cards, then put up to X land cards from your hand onto the battlefield tapped, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
Saddle 1
Reference price of the card: €1.95
Average lands in decks for The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride: 38
StompyLands MatterRampLandfallAggroSacrificeReanimatorAristocrats
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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: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed69
- Interaction26
- Resilience64
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 8 Forest)
Daemogoth Titan · Sol Ring · Yargle and Multani · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Spelunking · Rampaging Baloths · Tireless Provisioner · Assassin's Trophy · Pugnacious Hammerskull · The Skullspore Nexus · Shakedown Heavy · Daemogoth Woe-Eater · Arcane Signet · Hunted Bonebrute · Honest Rutstein · Rotting Regisaur · Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant · Lupine Prototype · Ob Nixilis, the Fallen · Avenger of Zendikar · Beast Within · Llanowar Elves · Scute Swarm · Yargle, Glutton of Urborg · Psychosis Crawler · Thought Vessel · Phyrexian Soulgorger · Rampant Growth · Retreat to Hagra · Nature's Lore · Cultivate · Elvish Mystic · Unnatural Growth · Blackblade Reforged · Garruk's Uprising · Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord · Heroic Intervention · Relic Golem · Farseek · Bygone Colossus · Birds of Paradise · Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus · Topiary Stomper · Toxic Deluge · Lotus Cobra · Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar · Tear Asunder · Three Visits · Culling Ritual · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Wayward Swordtooth · Exsanguinate · Reanimate · Kodama's Reach · Amulet of Vigor · Eternal Witness · Fanatic of Rhonas · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Mossborn Hydra · Putrefy · Return of the Wildspeaker · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Rogue's Passage · Llanowar Wastes · Overgrown Tomb · Golgari Rot Farm · Tainted Wood · Undergrowth Stadium · Necroblossom Snarl · Bojuka Bog · Twilight Mire · Deathcap Glade · Verdant Catacombs · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Underground Mortuary · Temple of Malady · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Exotic Orchard · Boseiju, Who Endures · Field of the Dead · Mosswort Bridge · Viridescent Bog · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Wastewood Verge · Darkbore Pathway // Slitherbore Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Daemogoth Titan | 81% | +77% |
| Yargle and Multani | 79% | +75% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 72% | +68% |
| Spelunking | 68% | +65% |
| Rampaging Baloths | 66% | +62% |
| Pugnacious Hammerskull | 60% | +59% |
| Shakedown Heavy | 59% | +58% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 60% | +56% |
| Daemogoth Woe-Eater | 58% | +55% |
| Hunted Bonebrute | 57% | +55% |
| Rotting Regisaur | 56% | +55% |
| Kalakscion, Hunger Tyrant | 55% | +54% |
| Lupine Prototype | 54% | +53% |
| Reliquary Tower | 74% | +51% |
| Ob Nixilis, the Fallen | 52% | +50% |
| Yargle, Glutton of Urborg | 51% | +49% |
| Honest Rutstein | 56% | +48% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 66% | +48% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 49% | +47% |
| Phyrexian Soulgorger | 47% | +45% |
| Avenger of Zendikar | 51% | +45% |
| Retreat to Hagra | 46% | +44% |
| Thought Vessel | 49% | +43% |
| Unnatural Growth | 43% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride 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.
- Daemogoth Titan
- Yargle and Multani
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger
- Rampaging Baloths
- Pugnacious Hammerskull
- Shakedown Heavy
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Spelunking
- The Skullspore Nexus
- Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
- Tireless Provisioner
- Phyrexian Soulgorger
- Scute Swarm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Amulet of Vigor
- Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
- Mossborn Hydra
- Tiller Engine
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Field of the Dead
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride
- 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
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride's color identity?
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride 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, Ravenous Ride come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 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 18 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride deck run?
Real The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride decks run 38 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, Ravenous Ride?
The three highest-synergy cards are Daemogoth Titan, Yargle and Multani, Ghalta, Primal Hunger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride decks.
What combos does The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride have?
The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride 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, Ravenous Ride deck cost?
You can start cheap: Daemogoth Titan, Yargle and Multani, Ghalta, Primal Hunger 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.