EDH Optimizer

The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride

Card: 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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🎲 How the average The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride 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.

4.3average turn the commander comes down
99 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
18 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
18 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
7median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C+ (64/100)

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.

CardInclusionSynergy
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€1.36 · 81% inclusion
  • Yargle and Multani€0.62 · 79% inclusion
  • Ghalta, Primal Hunger€0.33 · 72% inclusion
  • Rampaging Baloths€0.25 · 66% inclusion
  • Pugnacious Hammerskull€0.40 · 60% inclusion
  • Shakedown Heavy€0.32 · 59% inclusion
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Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Spelunking€3.11 · 68% inclusion
  • The Skullspore Nexus€7.39 · 60% inclusion
  • Ob Nixilis, the Fallen€2.03 · 52% inclusion
  • Tireless Provisioner€2.03 · 66% inclusion
  • Phyrexian Soulgorger€6.42 · 47% inclusion
  • Scute Swarm€5.68 · 51% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Amulet of Vigor€33.60 · 29% inclusion
  • Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer€14.89 · 28% inclusion
  • Mossborn Hydra€11.33 · 29% inclusion
  • Tiller Engine€22.09 · 26% inclusion
  • Fanatic of Rhonas€12.21 · 29% inclusion
  • Field of the Dead€22.69 · 24% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride

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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.

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