Spicy Gruul Pummeler

Standard RG (Gruul)

JonnyEsports

Creature (23)

• 2x Aether Chaser
• 4x Bristling Hydra
• 4x Electrostatic Pummeler
• 1x Glorybringer
• 4x Greenbelt Rampager
• 4x Servant of the Conduit
• 4x Voltaic Brawler

Land (20)

• 4x Aether Hub
• 7x Forest
• 4x Game Trail
• 1x Mountain
• 4x Sheltered Thicket

Enchantment (2)

• 2x Cartouche of Zeal

Instant (11)

• 4x Blossoming Defense
• 3x Fling
• 4x Invigorated Rampage

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Attune with Aether

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 2x Glorybringer
• 3x Manglehorn
• 3x Prowling Serpopard

Sorcery (4)

• 2x By Force
• 2x Sweltering Suns

Instant (3)

• 3x Harnessed Lightning

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Maybeboard

Creature (6)

• 4x Longtusk Cub
• 2x Rhonas the Indomitable

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My take on Pummeler. Cartouche of Zeal ends up being a nice trick to get the haste and unblockable pummeler in! A little more creature heavy than most pummeler lists, I find the early creatures help beat down Aetherworks Marvel before Ulamogs are being cheated in. I also enjoy Aether Chasers slightly more than Longtusk Cub because of the first strike and the guaranteed energy on ETB instead of needing to hit the opponent but if you like Longtusk Cub, go for it. Lots of people are including Rhonas as well but I find I have trouble having it activating it the way the list currently is.

This has more alternate win conditions simply than being all-in on the Pummeler plan. You can come in with Greenbelt Rampagers and Voltaic Brawlers and simply win with them. Bristling Hydra and Glorybringer do work against matchups that force you into longer games.

Sideboard helps with some Pummeler weaknesses. Harnessed Lightning to get rid of single targets, Sweltering Suns against Zombies or other creature heavy decks, more Glorybringers can be good if you need more late game. Manglehorn and By Force for artifact hate. Prowling Serpopard for control matchups. One thing to remember is there's some mind games with this deck. I recommend after winning game 1 because you pulled off a Cartouche of Zeal as a surprise, that you actually take it out. The opponent will start playing around it and instead, you can sideboard in whatever you need for the matchup. Or after winning fast, switch to bringing in more Glorybringers to surprise them with a late game. Keep your opponent guessing and afraid to not block your creatures. Often times you can go down an Attune or a Servent of the Conduit to fit in some sideboard cards.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	21 - 7 Rares 20 - 8 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.02
Tokens	Servo 1/1 C
Folders	Standard