EDH Optimizer
Thromok the Insatiable
Legendary Creature — Hellion · 3RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Thromok the Insatiable is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Devour X, where X is the number of creatures devoured this way (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with X +1/+1 counters on it for each of those creatures.)
Reference price of the card: €0.90
Average lands in decks for Thromok the Insatiable: 36
Tokens+1/+1 CountersAggroVoltronFlingSacrificeRampAristocrats
Build your Thromok the Insatiable deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Thromok the Insatiable 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Thromok the Insatiable 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: C (50/100)
- Consistency54
- Speed51
- Interaction40
- Resilience61
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Mountain, 7 Forest)
Artifact Mutation · Sol Ring · Chandra's Ignition · Fling · Mycoloth · Soul's Fire · Dragonlair Spider · Goblin Anarchomancer · Awakening Zone · Arasta of the Endless Web · Scute Swarm · Brawn · Anger · Rhythm of the Wild · Cultivate · Fungal Sprouting · Arcane Signet · Llanowar Elves · Warstorm Surge · Avenger of Zendikar · Beast Within · Tendershoot Dryad · Arachnogenesis · Dragon Broodmother · Krenko, Mob Boss · Fecundity · Pest Infestation · Rampant Growth · Second Harvest · Skullclamp · Song of Totentanz · Elvish Mystic · Swiftfoot Boots · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Thud · Doubling Season · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Kodama's Reach · Xenagos, the Reveler · Blasphemous Act · Heroic Intervention · Hordeling Outburst · Ulasht, the Hate Seed · Cryptolith Rite · Mage Slayer · Dragon Fodder · Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin · Chaos Warp · Enduring Vitality · Parallel Lives · Tempt with Vengeance · Twitching Doll · Windswift Slice · Birds of Paradise · Return of the Wildspeaker · Shamanic Revelation · Lightning Greaves · Impact Tremors · Nature's Lore · Phylath, World Sculptor · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Siege-Gang Commander · Awaken the Woods · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Rogue's Passage · Khalni Garden · Kessig Wolf Run · Rockfall Vale · Stomping Ground · Skarrg, the Rage Pits · Gruul Turf · Game Trail · Kher Keep · Spire Garden · Karplusan Forest · Temple of Abandon · Reliquary Tower · Mossfire Valley · Wooded Foothills · Mosswort Bridge · Evolving Wilds · Thornspire Verge · Fire-Lit Thicket · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for Thromok the Insatiable
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Thromok the Insatiable, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Artifact Mutation | 77% | +74% |
| Mycoloth | 70% | +69% |
| Soul's Fire | 70% | +67% |
| Dragonlair Spider | 68% | +67% |
| Fling | 71% | +66% |
| Awakening Zone | 63% | +62% |
| Chandra's Ignition | 72% | +61% |
| Arasta of the Endless Web | 62% | +59% |
| Brawn | 61% | +58% |
| Fungal Sprouting | 57% | +56% |
| Scute Swarm | 62% | +55% |
| Anger | 60% | +54% |
| Khalni Garden | 52% | +50% |
| Tendershoot Dryad | 52% | +49% |
| Dragon Broodmother | 50% | +48% |
| Arachnogenesis | 50% | +48% |
| Krenko, Mob Boss | 48% | +46% |
| Fecundity | 47% | +46% |
| Avenger of Zendikar | 53% | +46% |
| Song of Totentanz | 46% | +45% |
| Pest Infestation | 47% | +45% |
| Thud | 44% | +43% |
| Skullclamp | 46% | +42% |
| Second Harvest | 46% | +41% |
💰 The best cards for your Thromok the Insatiable 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.
- Artifact Mutation
- Mycoloth
- Soul's Fire
- Dragonlair Spider
- Fling
- Awakening Zone
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chandra's Ignition
- Scute Swarm
- Dragon Broodmother
- Arachnogenesis
- Song of Totentanz
- Skullclamp
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Doubling Season
- Parallel Lives
- Awaken the Woods
- All Will Be One
- The Ozolith
- Circle of Dreams Druid
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Thromok the Insatiable
- Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain → Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Springheart Nantuko + Parallel Lives → Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Thromok the Insatiable's color identity?
Thromok the Insatiable 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 Thromok the Insatiable come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Thromok the Insatiable deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 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 24 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Thromok the Insatiable deck run?
Real Thromok the Insatiable 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 Thromok the Insatiable?
The three highest-synergy cards are Artifact Mutation, Mycoloth, Soul's Fire. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Thromok the Insatiable decks.
What combos does Thromok the Insatiable have?
Thromok the Insatiable has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Squee, the Immortal + Food Chain. 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 Thromok the Insatiable deck cost?
You can start cheap: Artifact Mutation, Mycoloth, Soul's Fire 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.