Ruric Thar, Furry Lover (ALL R/G Werewolves)

Commander / EDH RG (Gruul) Theme/Gimmick Tribal Werewolf

JoeBert

Instant (1)

• 1x Moonmist

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Genesis Wave
• 1x Primal Surge

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Call of the Wild
• 1x Cream of the Crop
• 1x Descendants' Path
• 1x Full Moon's Rise
• 1x Howlpack Resurgence
• 1x Lurking Predators

Artifact (5)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Door of Destinies
• 1x Ring of Three Wishes
• 1x Urza's Incubator
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Arlinn Kord  ^Flip
• 1x Domri Rade

Creature (49)

• 1x Afflicted Deserter  ^Flip
• 1x Bloodline Shaman
• 1x Breakneck Rider  ^Flip
• 1x Convicted Killer  ^Flip
• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Cult of the Waxing Moon
• 1x Daybreak Ranger  ^Flip
• 1x Duskwatch Recruiter  ^Flip
• 1x Elvish Piper
• 1x Fauna Shaman
• 1x Gatstaf Arsonists  ^Flip
• 1x Gatstaf Shepherd  ^Flip
• 1x Geier Reach Bandit  ^Flip
• 1x Grizzled Outcasts  ^Flip
• 1x Hanweir Watchkeep  ^Flip
• 1x Hermit of the Natterknolls  ^Flip
• 1x Hinterland Hermit  ^Flip
• 1x Hinterland Logger  ^Flip
• 1x Hua Tuo, Honored Physician
• 1x Huntmaster of the Fells  ^Flip
• 1x Immerwolf
• 1x Instigator Gang  ^Flip
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kessig Forgemaster  ^Flip
• 1x Kruin Outlaw  ^Flip
• 1x Lambholt Elder  ^Flip
• 1x Lambholt Pacifist  ^Flip
• 1x Master of the Wild Hunt
• 1x Mayor of Avabruck  ^Flip
• 1x Mondronen Shaman  ^Flip
• 1x Oracle of Mul Daya
• 1x Reckless Waif  ^Flip
• 1x Reclamation Sage
• 1x Sage of Ancient Lore  ^Flip
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Scorned Villager  ^Flip
• 1x Solitary Hunter  ^Flip
• 1x Somberwald Sage
• 1x Tormented Pariah  ^Flip
• 1x Ulvenwald Mystics  ^Flip
• 1x Ulvenwald Tracker
• 1x Village Ironsmith  ^Flip
• 1x Village Messenger  ^Flip
• 1x Villagers of Estwald  ^Flip
• 1x Wolfbitten Captive  ^Flip
• 1x Wood Elves
• 1x Yavimaya Elder
• 1x Yeva, Nature's Herald
• 1x Zoologist

Land (34)

• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Cinder Glade
• 1x Command Tower
• 19x Forest
• 1x Game Trail
• 1x Kessig Wolf Run
• 1x Mosswort Bridge
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Thawing Glaciers
• 1x Winding Canyons

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Instant (5)

• 1x Ancient Grudge
• 1x Hunger of the Howlpack
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Moonlight Hunt
• 1x Uncaged Fury

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Prey Upon

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Call of the Full Moon

Creature (1)

• 1x Kessig Cagebreakers

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Arboria
• 1x Defense of the Heart
• 1x Fires of Yavimaya

Artifact (5)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Birthing Pod
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Crystal Ball
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Garruk, Caller of Beasts

Creature (10)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Craterhoof Behemoth
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Garruk's Horde
• 1x Krosan Tusker
• 1x Mul Daya Channelers
• 1x Seedborn Muse
• 1x Soul of the Harvest
• 1x Woodland Bellower
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Land (5)

• 1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
• 1x Dryad Arbor
• 1x Gruul Turf
• 1x Mossfire Valley
• 1x Temple of Abandon

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Deck Challenge: Use every single and werewolf along with a commander.

Now, my initial attempt at this was all fun and dandy, with lots of cards that fit the wolf/werewolf theme. However, I quickly noticed a problem. The deck was just...bad. How can we make it better?

Well, I had over 30 creatures right off the bat just from the tribe. That is already a metric crap ton by EDH standards. Why not go all-in? We're using Ruric Thar after all, we want to be creature heavy. We're already running Lurking Predators and Descendants' Path , so this makes sense. In fact, why not add even more top-deck effects that interact with creatures?

The werewolves themselves are sad. They rarely get to transform. Why don't we cut down on sorceries and add ways to play creatures with flash, so we can skip our turn for a free transform? In fact, why not cut down as many instants and sorceries as we can, and stick in Primal Surge for the lolz? On that note, as much as it pains me to remove flavorful cards such as Prey Upon and Hunger of the Howlpack , they simply have to go if we want our werewolves to truly shine.

The end result is a deck with the following themes:
- Werewolves (and humans)
- Creatures matter
- Top of the deck matters
- Permanents matter (Primal Surge, Genesis Wave)
- Flash (Vedalken Orrery, Yeva, Nature's Herald, Winding Canyons, Elvish Piper)

Now we're getting somewhere. Since we're bumping up our creature count as high as we can afford, we can put in all sorts of utility. We've reached a threshold where Domri Rade feels right at home, and he lets us fight for great justice.

When Eldritch Moon is released, we're going to have to shove in even more werewolves. It might not be sustainable at all. At least Wizards might throw us a bone and print the legendary werewolf (Ulrich?) we all want and crave.

Update: Legendary werewolf is likely. Wizards Reddit user teasing the possibility

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 1 Rares 21 - 4 Uncommons 16 - 3 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.27
Tokens	Emblem Arlinn Kord, Emblem Domri Rade, Wolf 2/2 G
Folders	Wolves, Werewolves, not mine