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Yarok, the Desecrated
Legendary Creature — Elemental Horror
Deathtouch, lifelink If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
3 / 5
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“Double your ETB triggers for value-engine dominance.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Blink, Tokens, Aristocrats, Ramp
Strategy
Yarok turns your ETB (enters-the-battlefield) effects into double-triggers, turning incremental value into explosive card advantage. Every creature that blinks, every land that enters, every Coiling Oracle suddenly does twice the work. Your gameplan is to load up on ETB effects—creatures like Mulldrifter, Fury, and Soulherder—and watch them snowball. You're not trying to race anyone early; you're building a resilient value engine that generates cards, mana, and board presence every turn cycle.
The deck slots naturally into midrange control, using your life total (thanks to lifelink) as a resource while you accumulate advantage. Sacrifice outlets and blink effects like Soulherder and Ephemerate are your best friends, letting you chain ETB triggers multiple times per turn. By mid-game you'll have assembled enough synergies that a single Mulldrifter draw or land drop feels like drawing three cards. Your win is typically late-game combat damage from a massive board or commander damage once you've stabilized.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey fetches and use Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, and basic land ramp; replace Fury with Mulldrifter or Solitude budget alternatives.
Most-Played Cards
Panharmonicon
Coiling Oracle
Mulldrifter
Lotus Cobra
Tatyova, Benthic Druid
Risen Reef
Ghostly Flicker
Tireless Provisioner
Reclamation Sage
Wood Elves
Ravenous Chupacabra
Peregrine Drake
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