Ilharg, the Raze-Boar

Ilharg is a cheating machine that lets you sneak huge creatures onto the battlefield for free every turn. The core idea is to pack your deck with big, efficient creatures—especially ones with impactful enters-the-battlefield effects—then use Ilharg's attack trigger to put them into play without paying their mana cost. Even though they bounce back to your hand at end of step, you're getting massive value: casting a 7-drop for nothing, triggering ETB effects, and doing it all over again next turn. You win through a combination of commander damage (Ilharg itself hits hard with 6 power and trample) and chip damage from your parade of creatures.

The real power comes from synergies with creatures that do something the moment they enter. Think creatures that deal damage, draw cards, ramp you, or create tokens. Pair Ilharg with cards that give your creatures haste or recurring ETB effects, and you're generating insane value. The deck wants to be aggressive but also grindy—you're not trying to win turn four; you're trying to bludgeon opponents with efficiency and inevitability. Add some protection for Ilharg (since it's your whole engine) and ways to recur it from the graveyard, and you've got a resilient, powerful strategy that feels great to execute.

Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.