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Grist, the Hunger Tide - Decklist

Creatures 48$19.29

  1. Aatchik, Emerald Radian1Aatchik, Emerald Radian$0.24
  2. Altanak, the Thrice-Called1Altanak, the Thrice-Called$0.26
  3. Ant Queen1Ant Queen$0.69
  4. Bane of the Living1Bane of the Living$0.26
  5. Battlefly Swarm1Battlefly Swarm$0.31
  6. Blightbeetle1Blightbeetle$0.45
  7. Bloodline Pretender1Bloodline Pretender$1.28
  8. Brain Maggot1Brain Maggot$0.28
  9. Broodhatch Nantuko1Broodhatch Nantuko$0.15
  10. Carrion Grub1Carrion Grub$0.19
  11. Caustic Caterpillar1Caustic Caterpillar$0.30
  12. Caustic Wasps1Caustic Wasps$0.95

Creatures continued

  1. Circuit Mender1Circuit Mender$0.17
  2. Crash of Rhino Beetles1Crash of Rhino Beetles$0.22
  3. Devouring Swarm1Devouring Swarm$0.20
  4. Foundry Hornet1Foundry Hornet$0.21
  5. Gene Pollinator1Gene Pollinator$0.25
  6. Giant Adephage1Giant Adephage$0.47
  7. Giant Ankheg1Giant Ankheg$0.24
  8. Grave-Shell Scarab1Grave-Shell Scarab$0.30
  9. Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm1Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm$1.24
  10. Halo Scarab1Halo Scarab$0.21
  11. Haywire Mite1Haywire Mite$0.51
  12. Hornet Nest1Hornet Nest$0.35

Creatures continued

  1. Hornet Queen1Hornet Queen$0.23
  2. Huskburster Swarm1Huskburster Swarm$0.20
  3. Izoni, Thousand-Eyed1Izoni, Thousand-Eyed$0.32
  4. Kraul Harpooner1Kraul Harpooner$0.14
  5. Living Hive1Living Hive$1.09
  6. Masked Vandal1Masked Vandal$1.55
  7. Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest1Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest$0.30
  8. Moldgraf Millipede1Moldgraf Millipede$0.11
  9. Molt Tender1Molt Tender$0.29
  10. Mortician Beetle1Mortician Beetle$1.64
  11. Mortipede1Mortipede$0.13
  12. Nantuko Elder1Nantuko Elder$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Nantuko Husk1Nantuko Husk$0.21
  2. Necrosquito1Necrosquito$0.20
  3. Old Rutstein1Old Rutstein$0.45
  4. Saber Ants1Saber Ants$0.32
  5. Scute Mob1Scute Mob$0.60
  6. Spineseeker Centipede1Spineseeker Centipede$0.13
  7. Spring-Leaf Avenger1Spring-Leaf Avenger$0.34
  8. Stinging Cave Crawler1Stinging Cave Crawler$0.23
  9. Stirge1Stirge$0.26
  10. Swarm of Bloodflies1Swarm of Bloodflies$0.09
  11. Virus Beetle1Virus Beetle$0.14
  12. Vorapede1Vorapede$0.39

Instants 4$0.75

  1. Bone Harvest1Bone Harvest$0.29
  2. Footbottom Feast1Footbottom Feast$0.16
  3. Gravepurge1Gravepurge$0.16
  4. Grisly Salvage1Grisly Salvage$0.14

Sorceries 5$2.61

  1. Crippling Fear1Crippling Fear$0.39
  2. Forever Young1Forever Young$0.14
  3. Season of Loss1Season of Loss$1.43
  4. Splendid Reclamation1Splendid Reclamation$0.39
  5. Terror Tide1Terror Tide$0.26

Enchantments 4$2.97

  1. Crawling Infestation1Crawling Infestation$0.28
  2. Crawling Sensation1Crawling Sensation$0.20
  3. Insidious Roots1Insidious Roots$1.79
  4. Liliana's Talent1Liliana's Talent$0.70

Lands 38 / 38$13.29

  1. Blighted Woodland1Blighted Woodland$0.28
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  5. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  9. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  10. Forge of Heroes1Forge of Heroes$0.32
  11. Golgari Guildgate1Golgari Guildgate$0.14

Lands continued

  1. Golgari Rot Farm1Golgari Rot Farm$0.27
  2. Grim Backwoods1Grim Backwoods$0.16
  3. Haunted Mire1Haunted Mire$0.28
  4. High Market1High Market$0.40
  5. Jungle Hollow1Jungle Hollow$0.15
  6. Llanowar Wastes1Llanowar Wastes$0.59
  7. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Necroblossom Snarl1Necroblossom Snarl$0.34
  10. Oran-Rief, the Vastwood1Oran-Rief, the Vastwood$0.40
  11. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  3. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  4. Tainted Wood1Tainted Wood$0.30
  5. Temple of Malady1Temple of Malady$0.17
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Twilight Mire1Twilight Mire$0.34
  8. Viridescent Bog1Viridescent Bog$0.22
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39
  10. Woodland Cemetery1Woodland Cemetery$0.62
  11. Woodland Chasm1Woodland Chasm$0.43

About this Grist, the Hunger Tide deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Grist, the Hunger Tide, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $39.32 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Grist, the Hunger Tide decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Caustic Caterpillar, Hornet Queen and Hornet Nest. The picks most particular to this commander are Gravepurge, Forever Young and Scute Mob, which turn up here far more often than in other Golgari decks.

Its average mana value is 3.50. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Insidious Roots ($1.79), Mortician Beetle ($1.64) and Masked Vandal ($1.55); 49 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.92, and with no limit $352.72; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.50
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match83%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 9 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Grist, the Hunger Tide and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Grist, the Hunger Tide at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Grist, the Hunger Tide decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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