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Greven, Predator Captain
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Warrior
Menace Greven gets +X/+0, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn. Whenever Greven attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you draw cards equal to that creature's power and you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.
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“Sacrifice creatures and lose life to turn Greven into an evasive beatstick.”
Aggro
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Sacrifice, Aristocrats, Ramp
Strategy
Greven, Predator Captain is a ruthless self-harm payoff commander that turns your life total into a resource. The core gameplan is to deliberately lose life—through symmetrical effects, self-damage, or sacrificing your own creatures—so that Greven gets massive power boosts from menace evasion. When you swing in, you sacrifice creatures to draw cards and fuel even more damage, creating a snowball effect where every creature death makes you stronger and more likely to close out the game.
The deck thrives on creatures that want to die: tokens, expendable bodies, and cards that reward sacrifice or life loss. You'll pack redundant life-loss sources like Bolas's Citadel, Necropotence, and Sign in Blood effects to pump Greven without needing combat. The goal is to kill opponents with commander damage or a flurry of hasty creatures before they stabilize, while drawing cards ensures you never run out of fuel. Think of it as a calculated suicide mission where every point of life spent brings you closer to victory.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Replace Necropotence and Bolas's Citadel with cheaper repeatable draw like Dark Confidant, Phyrexian Arena, and Bag of Holding to keep costs down while maintaining the life-loss engine.
Signature Cards
Inclusion = % of Greven, Predator Captain decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
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