Growing Assault

Commander / EDH*

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Creature (27)

• 1x Ant Queen
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Dragonlair Spider
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hydra Broodmaster
• 1x Master of the Wild Hunt
• 1x Mycoloth
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Pathbreaker Ibex
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Rubblebelt Raiders
• 1x Savage Ventmaw
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Terastodon
• 1x Tilonalli's Summoner
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Ulasht, the Hate Seed
• 1x Verdant Sun's Avatar
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
• 1x Wolfbriar Elemental
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels

Artifact (9)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Firewild Borderpost
• 1x Gruul Signet
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Land (31)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Fire-Lit Thicket
• 9x Forest
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Jund Panorama
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Decimate
• 1x Descent of the Dragons
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Grow from the Ashes
• 1x Harvest Season
• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Xenagos, the Reveler

Commander (1)

Enchantment (17)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Awakening Zone
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Earthcraft
• 1x From Beyond
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mana Echoes
• 1x Mass Hysteria
• 1x Parallel Lives
• 1x Sandwurm Convergence
• 1x Squirrel Nest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Instant (3)

• 1x Artifact Mutation
• 1x Fresh Meat
• 1x Heroic Intervention

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Creature (4)

• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Stonehoof Chieftain
• 1x Tendershoot Dryad

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Druids' Repository

Artifact (1)

• 1x Mirage Mirror

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The whole concept of this deck is to, obviously, cheat mana off of your commander to get past the curve. really, you'll be wanting to attack a frequently as possible, even if those cards aren't dealing damage, attacking with Eldrazi Spawn from Awakening Zone are fantastic to use for combat tricks, the most obvious being Ant Queen and Tilonalli's Summoner.

With this deck, one of your most effective ways to win is with infinite combat phases. Which can be the most easily triggered by Savage Ventmaw and Aggravated Assault, but can also be easily triggered with Hellkite Charger and Grand Warlord Radha. Put a Pathbreaker Ibex in the mix, and it's a guarantee.

Some thing to make note of with this deck is that Fresh Meat, under optimal conditions, can be absolutely decimating. During my initial play tests of the deck, I had managed to create 5x the initial amount of creatures after a board wipe by manipulating Ulasht, the Hate Seed to make as many tokens as possible before it went through.

Biggest issue with the deck is that it can be very easy to read. Having Purphoros, God of the Forge, Ant Queen, Champion of Lambholt, and Xenagos, the Reveler all make this deck very visible in the direction you're planning to go. while there are ways to guard these cards, it's honestly best to just attempt to start the engine rather than waiting. it's an easy deck to get momentum back with.

as with all my decks these days, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre is in here because I hate mill. That is all.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 11 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.13
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, City's Blessing, Dragon 4/4 R, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Elephant 3-3 G, Elf Druid 1/1 G, Hydra */* G, Insect 1/1 G, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Satyr 2/2 GR, Squirrel 1/1 G, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 5/5 G