For Allan Henry: King Kong's Planet of the Apes

Commander / EDH Ape Bracket 1 Fight RG (Gruul)

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Creature (30)

• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Elvish Mystic
• 1x Etali, Primal Conqueror  ^Flip
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Gearbane Orangutan
• 1x Goblin Anarchomancer
• 1x Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
• 1x Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
• 1x Hulking Raptor
• 1x Kogla, the Titan Ape
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Neyith of the Dire Hunt
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Silverback Elder
• 1x Simian Simulacrum
• 1x Temur Sabertooth
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x Topiary Stomper
• 1x Towering Gibbon
• 1x Tranquil Frillback
• 1x Trumpeting Carnosaur
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Xenagos, God of Revels
• 1x Yidaro, Wandering Monster

Land (36)

• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Commercial District
• 1x Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 16x Forest
• 1x Karplusan Forest
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Rockfall Vale
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Spire Garden
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple of Abandon
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Tribute to the World Tree
• 1x Up the Beanstalk
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Hull Breach
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Road of Return
• 1x Skyshroud Claim
• 1x Three Visits
• 1x Wear Down

Commander (1)

Instant (11)

• 1x Archdruid's Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Gorilla War Cry
• 1x Harrow
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Return of the Wildspeaker
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Tibalt's Trickery
• 1x Untimely Malfunction

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Voyager Staff

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Creature (3)

• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Etali, Primal Conqueror  ^Flip
• 1x Fierce Empath

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Green Sun's Zenith

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_To honor a career almost as impressive as King Kong himself, this deck is created based on the expansive work of Allan Henry. _

The gameplan behind this deck is to use Kogla and Yidaro's ETB ability to either fight any creatures or immediately deal some damage. I've also included other cards with big splashy ETB effects. Throw in some ways to blink our creatures, and you've got a deck with some serious smashing!

Kogla and Yidaro: The commander to encapsulate Henry's first venture as Kong. Yes, having this card in the command zone limits the cycling ability, but I'm including Temur Sabertooth and Command Beacon as a methods of returning Kogla and Yidaro to your hand. Temur Sabertooth can also be a great way to protect Kogla and Yidaro.

Silverback Elder, card:Uktabi Oraguntan: Henry's work in the Planet of Apes trilogy is included with some extra apes on the board! Either apes to add more value when they enter, or more apes to do some smashing!

Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma: Because OF COURSE we need a Cocaine Bear, right?

This deck has a mean combo with Defense of the Heart. If you can trigger the ability late game (say if you have 6-7 lands), drop Avenger of Zendikar and Purphoros, God of the Forge to deal anywhere from 12 or more damage to each opponent!

I hope you like this, Allan!

Date added	9 months
Last updated	7 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.50
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Plant 0/1 G, The Monarch