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Thrakkus the Butcher
Legendary Creature — Dragon Peasant · 3RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Thrakkus the Butcher is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever Thrakkus attacks, double the power of each Dragon you control until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.31
Average lands in decks for Thrakkus the Butcher: 36
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🛠️ Build a deck for Thrakkus the Butcher 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Thrakkus the Butcher deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (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)
- Consistency78
- Speed62
- Interaction28
- Resilience67
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (21 nonbasic, 9 Mountain, 6 Forest)
Sol Ring · Atarka, World Render · Arcane Signet · Dragonlord's Servant · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Garruk's Uprising · Savage Ventmaw · Scaled Nurturer · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Cultivate · Jade Orb of Dragonkind · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Dragon's Hoard · Dragonmaster Outcast · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Dragon Tempest · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Crucible of Fire · Earthquake Dragon · Draconic Muralists · Goblin Anarchomancer · Rampant Growth · Dragonstorm Globe · Skanos Dragonheart · Scourge of Valkas · Thunderbreak Regent · Rhythm of the Wild · Dragonborn Champion · Acolyte of Bahamut · Beast Within · Wrathful Red Dragon · Kodama's Reach · Swiftfoot Boots · Return of the Wildspeaker · Tiamat's Fanatics · Minion of the Mighty · Nature's Lore · Scourge of the Throne · Utvara Hellkite · Ambitious Dragonborn · Encroaching Dragonstorm · Reckless Barbarian · Old Gnawbone · Rapacious Dragon · Return to Nature · Spit Flame · Dragon's Fire · Goldspan Dragon · Harmonize · Unnatural Growth · Elemental Bond · Farseek · Chaos Warp · Dracogenesis · Herald's Horn · Patron of the Arts · Blasphemous Act · Gruul Signet · Hellkite Charger · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Skyline Despot · Ancient Bronze Dragon · Ancient Copper Dragon · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Path of Ancestry · Game Trail · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Rootbound Crag · Temple of Abandon · Rugged Highlands · Gruul Turf · Rockfall Vale · Evolving Wilds · Rogue's Passage · Mossfire Valley · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Temple of the Dragon Queen · Spire Garden · Kessig Wolf Run · Stomping Ground · Crucible of the Spirit Dragon · Mosswort Bridge · Karplusan Forest
🃏 Recommended cards for Thrakkus the Butcher
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Thrakkus the Butcher, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Atarka, World Render | 73% | +70% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 67% | +64% |
| Scaled Nurturer | 64% | +62% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 63% | +61% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 64% | +60% |
| Jade Orb of Dragonkind | 58% | +56% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 56% | +54% |
| Savage Ventmaw | 64% | +54% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 55% | +53% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 55% | +52% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 55% | +51% |
| Dragon Tempest | 53% | +50% |
| Crucible of Fire | 48% | +46% |
| Draconic Muralists | 47% | +46% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 52% | +46% |
| Earthquake Dragon | 48% | +46% |
| Dragonstorm Globe | 45% | +43% |
| Skanos Dragonheart | 43% | +42% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 44% | +41% |
| Thunderbreak Regent | 42% | +39% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 42% | +39% |
| Acolyte of Bahamut | 38% | +38% |
| Path of Ancestry | 54% | +37% |
| Wrathful Red Dragon | 38% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Thrakkus the Butcher 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.
- Atarka, World Render
- Dragonlord's Servant
- Scaled Nurturer
- Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
- Jade Orb of Dragonkind
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ganax, Astral Hunter
- Earthquake Dragon
- Scourge of Valkas
- Wrathful Red Dragon
- Dragonborn Champion
- Utvara Hellkite
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Old Gnawbone
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
- Ancient Bronze Dragon
- Urza's Incubator
- Balefire Dragon
- Ancient Copper Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Thrakkus the Butcher
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Old Gnawbone + Hellkite Charger → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Thrakkus the Butcher's color identity?
Thrakkus the Butcher is Gruul (green and red): 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 Thrakkus the Butcher come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Thrakkus the Butcher deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 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 8 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Thrakkus the Butcher deck run?
Real Thrakkus the Butcher decks run 36 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 Thrakkus the Butcher?
The three highest-synergy cards are Atarka, World Render, Dragonlord's Servant, Scaled Nurturer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Thrakkus the Butcher decks.
What combos does Thrakkus the Butcher have?
Thrakkus the Butcher has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault. 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 Thrakkus the Butcher deck cost?
You can start cheap: Atarka, World Render, Dragonlord's Servant, Scaled Nurturer 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.