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Surrak and Goreclaw
Legendary Creature — Human Bear
Trample Other creatures you control have trample. Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
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“Pump creature tokens with haste for fast, growing beats.”
Aggro
Beginner
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Tokens, Ramp, Counters
Strategy
Surrak and Goreclaw is a straightforward green aggro commander that turns your creature tokens into aggressive threats. Every creature that enters the battlefield gets a +1/+1 counter and haste, letting you attack immediately and build a growing board presence. The key is flooding the board with creatures—whether through token generators, creature tutors, or card draw—then swinging in for lethal before your opponents stabilize.
Your gameplan revolves around cheap creature generators and enter-the-battlefield effects that synergize beautifully with Surrak's counter distribution. Cards that make multiple tokens or creatures let you stack counters quickly, and the haste effect means you don't have to wait a turn for value. Since Surrak itself is a 6/5 trampler with a reasonable mana cost, it's a solid threat even if your token plan stalls out.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors and planeswalkers; use efficient token makers like Bitterblossom, Elemental Mastery, and Natural Affinity alongside ramp pieces like Llanowar Elves and Cultivate.
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