Strax, Sontaran Nurse

Strax is a Gruul fighter who grows bigger every time he deals damage to creatures, turning combat into a snowball effect. Your deck wants to maximize Strax's damage output through fights and direct combat, then leverage his ever-growing body to dominate the table. The core gameplan is simple: get Strax into combat early, use his Grenades ability to fight enemy creatures (especially utility creatures or blockers), and watch him balloon in size as he racks up +1/+1 counters. His vigilance means he's always ready to block or attack on the next turn, making him nearly impossible to race once he's rolling.

Your supporting cast should include cheap artifact generators for Grenades fuel—tokens, Treasures, and food tokens all work—plus fight payoffs like Collision//Colossus and other Gruul fight creatures. You'll want ramping into Strax by turn 4-5, then protecting him with trample-enablers and evasion while he grows. Redundant damage sources keep the pressure consistent: direct damage spells, Gruul staples like Embercleave, and creatures that force fights create a web of interactions where Strax thrives.

The deck wins through commander damage as Strax becomes a 15/15+ trampler by mid-game, or by grinding out the table with incremental creature removal and combat dominance. It's relentless but not overly complicated—just feed Strax, watch him grow, swing for lethal.

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