Interacting with lands is perfect for green, and black certainly loves to fill up the graveyard, making this an incredibly powerful card to lead this deck to victory. The Gitrog Monster enables all of those strategies as a lands-forward commander. You can do plenty of interesting interactions with lands in Magic that range from the neat to the infinite. This is a perfect commander for this deck because of the card advantage, but also because it fits into a pretty niche role. The ability to play extra lands helps mitigate the weakness of forcing you to sacrifice so you can stay on curve instead of falling behind. The Gitrog Monster also fuels itself by making you sacrifice a land on your upkeep, meaning you’re drawing at least two cards every turn. This is going to be foundational to how this deck finds its wincons. You can draw a card whenever a land enters your graveyard, regardless of how it got there. Some of the best commanders are those that draw you cards, and this friendly frog horror is no exception.

The most powerful thing it does is work as a draw engine. The Gitrog Monster is an incredibly strong and unique commander. Of course, The Gitrog Monster is just a big beater. You can get quite a few strong creatures out, and you’ve got a couple planeswalkers that can help you close out the game. That said, you’re perfectly capable of winning through fair means. The combos give this deck the inevitability it needs to be a contender at the table. Sometimes combat damage isn’t a realistic way to close things out when you’re facing three opponents starting at 40 life. Winning through combos helps this deck close the game in a way most Golgari ( ) decks can struggle with. You’re looking to play a longer game with this deck, giving you time to find your win conditions. This deck just looks to draw endless cards and bury the opponents in card advantage.

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