Sarulf, Realm Eater

Sarulf, Realm Eater is a grinding threat that grows stronger every time your opponents' permanents hit the graveyard—whether through your removal, their own destruction effects, or combat trades. The real payoff comes at upkeep: you can cash in all those +1/+1 counters to wipe the board of small-to-medium threats, effectively acting as a repeatable mass removal engine. This makes Sarulf a perfect shell for a midrange value deck that combines efficient removal spells, sacrifice outlets, and creatures that benefit from dying.

Your game plan is to accumulate counters early with cheap removal like Unholy Heat and Assassinate, then leverage that commander damage threat alongside board wipes. Since Sarulf himself survives the exile effect, he becomes an evasive beater that grew fat off your opponents' losses. The deck wants to control the early game, build Sarulf into a threat, and use his upkeep ability to clear remaining blockers before swinging in for commander damage.

Win via commander damage is primary here—Sarulf's sheer size and board control tools clear the path. Secondary win is simply grinding opponents out with attrition as you remove their pieces and clock them with an oversized threat.

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