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Surrak, the Hunt Caller
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Formidable — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater, target creature you control gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
5 / 4
“Green stompy beats down with haste once you hit 8 power.”
Aggro
Beginner
Combat damage
Tokens, Counters, Ramp
Strategy
Surrak, the Hunt Caller is a straightforward stompy commander that rewards you for building a wide or tall board of creatures. Your main gameplan is to ramp into big threats early, then use Surrak's formidable ability to give your best creatures haste and push through damage before your opponents can stabilize. Once you've assembled 8+ power across your board, you're essentially turning off your creatures' summoning sickness, letting you attack the same turn they enter or suddenly pivot your defensive blockers into offensive threats.
The deck leans into green's natural strengths: mana ramp, creature tokens, and anthems that boost power. You'll want efficient mana acceleration (Llanowar, Birds of Paradise, Cultivate) to power out threats quickly, then fill your deck with creatures that either pump your team or generate multiple bodies. Cards that give all your creatures +1/+1 or haste naturally complement Surrak's ability, letting you race to 8 power faster. Your win condition is simply turning creatures sideways—once haste is online, you're often dealing lethal in the next 1–2 attacks.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Swap expensive ramp like Gaea's Cradle for basics and Cultivate; use Treefolk Umbra instead of pricey Aspect of Hydra alternatives.
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