GitRog’d on

Meet the Gitrog Monster, if you thought long combos in blue were bad wait until you have to shuffle in between half your game actions!
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[@Eric_The_Cleric]

Golgari be like: "Where do the creatures go? That's right the graveyard! Where do the lands go? That's right the graveyard! Where do you find the library? That's right the graveyard! Where do you find the graveyard? That's right on the battlefield!"

[@Thewallace7347]

The graveyard is best zone, nothing bad ever comes out of messing with it trust me. Now just let me dredge in peace

[@merrychristmasreaper]

Okay this is mad underrated for how god damn funny it is lmao

[@DM-Oz]

The square hole

[@benjimancasebeer7747]

Yes, sacrificing my lands is totally a downside. *looks at my 4 creatures who's power/toughness are based on cards in graveyard.* Absolutely a downside.

[@maldhound]

It’s totally bad for me ignore all these sad triggers

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

Don’t forget the one that makes a 5/3 whenever you sac one.

[@DamnDaimen]

Or the fella who let's you play lands from your graveyard.

[@stevenrasche3159]

And that's not even getting into playing it in your main deck with Muldrotha or someone similar as your commander.

[@stevenrasche3159]

Though, I also have no idea how good Muldrotha is rn, so that combo could also just be bad or suboptimal.

[@alicetheaxolotl]

Gitrog Monster: One of the only decks that lets you play during the cleanup step

[@ZobmieRules]

Why is that?

[@ShOcKxCoRe]

@@ZobmieRules because you draw a card anytime a land is put into your graveyard FROM ANYWHERE. if you discard lands in the cleanup you draw more cards, then cleanup again down to 7 cards in hand

[@alicetheaxolotl]

@@ZobmieRules So, during the cleanup step, players discard to hand size, then "until end of turn" effects wear off, then the game checks for any triggered abilities that could have triggered during the cleanup step. Players normally do not gain priority, so you can't cast spells, with one exception: If an ability gets triggered during cleanup, it will go on the stack. Because an ability is on the stack, players then pass priority and can cast spells/activate abilities. After all spells/abilities resolve, you then have an additional cleanup step. If you have 8+ cards in your hand and discard a land while Gitrog is on board, the ability will trigger, letting you gain priority. This is important in cEDH because cEDH Gitrog decks have an instant speed win condition (Thank you LOTR for giving us Orcish Bowmasters) that they can utilize during this time. If you get Silenced on your combo turn with 8+ cards in hand (and you will have that many cards on your combo turn), you can pass, discard a land, then utilize this time to play your combo since Silence will have worn off at this point.

[@robertomacetti7069]

My playground legit started and finished a modern game while waiting for my cleanup step, I had underrealm lich out

[@DeclanCC]

@@alicetheaxolotl Just don't tell them how it works with "darkmoor salvage", the plebs do not need the horror.

[@xxlharvesterlxx2121]

Of course Maldhound knows the hypnotoad, look at him. He just screams “nerd culture” and I’m all for it.

[@maldhound]

TRUE

[@Exile559]

Futurama returns July 28th, and I can't wait!!

[@j357910]

what tipped you off? was it the Magic the Gathering content??? cause i was on the fence if that really counts as "nerd culture" myself. hahaha

[@jacobd1984]

The Gitrog Monster eats you and doesn't expect you to reciprocate. Of course he can get it.

[@ChuggaChoo]

People tend to forget or not understand MTG rules when talking about Gitrog. It has a self-fulfilling infinite combo. If a player has 8 or more cards in hand during the cleanup step, the rules say you must discard down to 7. Gitrog triggers if you discard a land, then you gain an additional Cleanup Step and repeat.

[@syrelian]

The fact that a trigger pulls you out of Cleanup Step just to repeat it is.... gross I play YGO and we had some funny combos like that(there is a reason a certain phoenix plant is never allowed back in the game), but that particular behavior seems fucked up

[@ChuggaChoo]

@@syrelian 100% agree and it is a ruling that can by changed if it gets exploited. So far it hasn't caused any issues but it certainly can.

[@therubyblade196]

Its not really an infinite, because unless your entire deck is lands, you will run out of lands in hand to discard after you draw nonlands a few times.

[@radikaldesignz]

I mean... using the clean-up step as a discard outlet is a thing we do with him. And then combo off from there.

[@radikaldesignz]

@therubyblade196 didn't see this, but as long as you have frog out, a discard outlet, and dakmor in hand, that's game. Dakmor always replaces itself as far as draw triggers go, and you just keep building draw triggers until you mill a kozilek. Then you reshuffle the grave into the library and keep going. This can be repeated as a loop until you have enough draw triggers to just straight up draw your deck right after a kozilek trigger resolves.

[@Kerrmunism]

"Shadow Wizard Compost Gang" got a good chuckle out of me. Fun card too, I'd run it if I ever need a table to slaughter me after seeing me smush shuffle for the 45th time. Also, day 13 of asking for Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle! c:

[@felipearaujodominici3057]

I screamed at "shadow wizard compost gang"

[@felipearaujodominici3057]

Also, UP for Teshar

[@Hemlocker]

'Shadow Wizard Compost Gang' absolutely sent me

[@insanelybored5323]

And there's cards that let you play lands from the GY, so more shuffling if they choose fetch lands to deck thin, and even more landfall triggers

[@thorwolfsbane1012]

Just mix him with Conduit and Scute swarm for constant doubling and land return

[@robertomacetti7069]

There's 4 of them as of now actually And 6 cards besides gitrog who grants additional land drops

[@Shendue]

Why stop at that. Let's just add an Oracle of Mul Daya.

[@TomGalonska]

Every time I start my turn with a fetch and a crucible effect at least 1 player goes: "all right, I'm gonna make me something to eat. Does anybody else want anything?" and I think that's both beautiful and depressing.

[@blazetrinity9462]

As a gitrog player myself, this sounds about right lol. The groans of my opponents whenever I sac lands are very nice to hear.

[@kilo3989]

"Shadow Wizard Compost Gang" (captain america voice) I get that reference!

[@maldhound]

Everyone points to their phone screen in unison

[@jackwilson5050]

The combo part hit me hard because the last time I played against Gitrog, the guy running it just said I win after getting to draw through his deck infinitely and nobody felt like it was worth the effort to ask him why.

[@TLWHDX]

When I played the frog, i didnt even have an optimized list, after looping your deck ~ 4 to 5 times, I would have enough card draw triggers on the stack or lands in hand to draw the rest of the deck, then just discard my necrotic ooze package. I was never looping things like ebon charm though, too complicated.

[@emilysmith2965]

Was it Underrealm Lich? Because that’s a non-deterministic combo but as long as you have lands to keep binning, you keep churning through the deck. It’s great

[@TLWHDX]

@@emilysmith2965 oh no, people just sat there until I had the right setup, the lich was cool when it was printed

[@hellbound9418]

I play non combo, ramp into big landsize 30/30 creatures try to find jarad and graveyardrecursion. Its really not that bad to play against and exactly what i love most in the game.

[@schrodingersowl8774]

I have a decl where one of the win conditions is a non deterministic combo involving sacrificing eldrazi titans and looping lightning bolt

[@shadowofseattle1338]

All hail the hypno toad

[@bobwilson679]

All hail the hypno toad

[@thomaspetrucka9173]

All hail the hypno toad

[@Bryan-uq4jg]

🙆‍♂️

[@AmbrotosArkhon]

All hail the hypno toad

[@PhenoFatality]

Gitrog is just the best golgari engine. You sacrifice 40 lands to pay tribute to the RNG gods to draw your One With Nothing then scoop after you've developed carpal tunnel from endless shuffling, and the rest of the table has aged by 20 years.

[@devinayaz9210]

We love hypno toad. Hypno toad is great, everyone should get a hypno toad

[@bfeldz1023]

All my homies love hypno toad

[@offsale8911]

Dakmor Salvage is my favorite card in this deck for no reason at all! It introduces very enjoyable mechanics especially with a discard outlet!

[@robertomacetti7069]

The madlad who put dredge on a land was definitely up to no good

[@Thewallace7347]

​@@robertomacetti7069dredge is a fair and balanced mechanic, its never done any thing wrong. I mean milling yourself actively helps your opponent win the game right

[@robertomacetti7069]

@@Thewallace7347 no lies detected here my fellow gentleman You even skip a valuable draw, dredge sucks

[@TomGalonska]

He made it through that without a side rant about Dakmor Salvage... Honestly impressive.

[@stevenlorenzo6540]

Me: Staring at a person trying to explain a Gitrog combo to me. 🧐

[@madeofmandrake1748]

something something Dakmor Salvage something something Draw + mill until I pitch Kozilek to reshuffle and repeat until I (insert combo win con here)

[@eriklarson6362]

Gotta love stacking draw triggers

[@Thewallace7347]

Hold on there is a pdf for this exact moment

[@breakingblackmagic7617]

"does 800 damage but u dont check cause u just want to go home" had me dead.

[@robertomacetti7069]

Well Nobody wants to actually play out a non deterministic loop that can take actual hours to finally draw the deck It's guaranteed you'll get there unless you are insanely unlucky But technically you must do each iteration of the loop because you cannot know how many repetitions you'll need

[@Thewallace7347]

​@@robertomacetti7069if its dakmor and a discard outlet with a shuffle titan in deck its deterministic. dakmor will just bounce back and forth from your hand and graveyard garrentted and you will hit another land eventually allowing you to stack infinite draw triggers.

[@Creature8087]

I have to build a deck called Shadow Wizard Compost Gang now.

[@ayaanmohammad6645]

WE LOVE SACKING LANDS

[@DragonKnightCole]

Was thinking maybe Jarad for the commander. He was the former leader of the Compost Gang before Vraska made him into a sweet statue.

[@Creature8087]

@DragonKnightCole I'm probably going to build some jank. Flavorwise I want it to be a golgari magecraft deck with the land sac subtheme to feed card draw, elementals, mana for big spells, etc. My thoughts were somewhere around Baba Lysaga, Gitrog Monster, maybe like Jaheira//Agent.

[@alexeats500]

“Shadow wizard compost gang” is officially my new favorite line of any video I have seen thus far (and I will now start calling ppl that who use green-black decks)

[@Nukesnipe]

As a certified Gitrog player (using the prerelease promo he pulled from SOI prerelease) here's some fun tech for you: Underrealm Lich. Every time you draw, instead look at the top 3 cards of your deck and put one into your hand, then throw the rest into your second hand. Because of the way Gitrog is worded, this only triggers once per action that puts lands in the grave, so if you put 2 in the grave, you only draw one... but it's still easy looping to draw your whole deck. Just remember to put Ulamog in there.

[@maldhound]

Oh that’s so horrible

[@Nukesnipe]

@@maldhound to make this better, because the Lich replaces your draw trigger, you can't deck out a long as it's on the field. I've quite literally drawn my entire deck before main 1 this way, and have on several occasions spent several turns with no cards in my deck. I also died once because someone killed my lich and forced me to draw a card before I could discard Ulamog, but that's the risk you take when you're balling. And momma didn't raise no bitch.

[@essayenjoyer]

Nobody expects the Dankmorb Savage dredge. Except for everyone.

[@LimitBlade617]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang is one of the coolest things I've ever heard.

[@behunter215]

This page is single handedly making me wanna try Magic

[@useridkilla3698]

Alright, I'm going in, apparently if I keep track of how many times I ask, it will be done some day. So third time asking you to roast K'rrik, let's here it. Love the content, keep it up.

[@starslayer18]

I can’t wait for him to see The Necrobloom creature mald going turn feral

[@Jtblake]

Not only does he get it, he's got people going out and finding his next targets for him. All hail indeed, lol.

[@double2helix]

Pretty good, I do love the big toad, but what about the team up with Thalia. That card is more then a bit crazy itself.

[@casualgoats]

The Big Toad was my deck, but now he's in my Toad and Girl deck.

[@ottermidas]

All hail to hypnotoad caught me so off guard! Keep it up mald! Also requesting a deep roast of Zask, Skittering swarmlord one day!

[@KingGimpo333]

One of my decks is a Gitrog list and I feel attacked. Well done sir, I laughed through the pain.

[@davidmonheim21]

He forgot about how much golgari and sultai love playing lands from their graveyards

[@MrJerichoPumpkin]

"until they go full Captain Planet on you" + the memory of the Ted Turner Robot Chicken sketch destroyed me.

[@TheSquadFather_]

Special request for the friendship corroder, Toxrill

[@NinjaTerd473]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang got me to sub. That's brilliant!

[@thyond89]

Just stared playing Magic and these videos have been more informal then any guide

[@Lucarioguild7]

Eyy it's my favorite commander's turn, also completely accurate

[@stripeybag6977]

Heh, funny enough I played a Brawl game today against Gitrog with my Nashi, Moon's Legacy deck. Yeah they were salty after I slapped down a Narset, Parter of Veils. xD

[@darlucian7467]

Yes you finally did my boy gitrog!

[@fearme_tv820]

This was incredibly accurate.

[@AlluMan96]

Bold of you to assume the lands even hit the field before the Gitrog starts dumping them. One of the people at my local scene, after a request was made to play "more high-leveled" commander, made a Gitrog deck and all he needed were 3 things: Gitrog, a discard outlet and Dakmor Salvage. With a dredging land, all he needed to do was dump the Dakmor once, at which point upon Gitrog's trigger would just dredge it back up, not only milling more lands for more draws, but also cycling more dredge into the grave for more mill. Whenever he'd hit a dud, the discard outlet would simply dump Dakmor from the hand, at which point Gitrog triggers and the whole things starts over again. A combo that's not only mind-numbing to watch, but also not one you can fast-forward through like a Kiki-Jiki combo due to all the variables in play.

[@dakotaandrewss666]

very funny, very enjoyable. I look forward to seeing the one about Hapatra

[@darkdrydenius]

I laughed the entire video, I love it!

[@alexpearce88]

As a black/green player i approve of the 'Shadow Wizard Compost Gang' title

[@hotdachsbun]

The Futurama reference was a nice touch

[@justseffstuff3308]

"All hail the hypno-toad" I see I'm not the only one that read the lore.

[@tylertucker9460]

“Shadow wizard compost gang,” absolutely perfect.

[@Revenge221]

Holy shit. The commentary is so fucking good. I'm cracking up.

[@noodsdood6977]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang has me WHEEZING

[@TheDerpyDeed]

Shadow Wizard compost gang We love milling spells Legalize Realm Eating Dogs

[@daltonfoltz4358]

Love the Futurama reference funny enough thats what I'm watching while i youtube surf

[@sluttyMapleSyrup]

"Shadow Wizard *Compost* Gang" has me dead 😂

[@battyrae1398]

Proud member of the shadow wizard compost gang

[@empyreumofficial6949]

I played my third ever MTG game with my friends last night and this was my commander and I just couldn’t stop saying in a giggly toddler voice, “hehehe… I got LAND! All the land! 😂”

[@SirGrimLockSmithVIII]

The image of my hands exploding just from trying to shuffle an mtg commander deck was really hilarious but also really gross. Thanks Maldhound

[@arktheangel799]

I would like to thank you for convincing me on building the fraug. I'll update after my pod kick me to the curb.

[@merfolkSlivers]

This man gets it, too. Amazing content. Edit: Thanks to you I'm building Rakdos. I'm sold on that grindset.

[@4Monadonis2]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang: We love saccing stuff. This deck was sponsored by the people selling playsets of Crucible of Worlds.

[@Grumbl3cakes]

Amazing timing. Just this last sunday went up against a """casual"" (his words!!) korvold deck who, after turn 1 burgeoning, proceeded to vomit out every fetch land known to man. Of course he also tutored for the frog and drew like 16 cards every turn. I even had hard GY hate in my commander General kudro, and it was like a speedbump to this guy rocking revised edition duals.

[@DEATHMETALRUST]

As a Gitrog player and cultist I fully support this message.

[@rapskallion7770]

This is my pet deck and I feel so seen right now xD The constant shuffling is a real downer though for me as much as everyone else. I also used Gitrog in the 99 of a Lord Windgrace deck and that was fun ^^

[@KuroiRenge]

All glory to the Gitrog Toad

[@rosspare]

Golgari: Your trash is my treasure.

[@lichtheimer]

I played a Gitrog Commander with 3 friends. I won because of Splendid Reclamation and that Nissa ultimate. They didn't kill off Nissa due to a swarm of 1/1s that I kept creating from other things.

[@thegarunixking1101]

Absolutely lost it at "Shadow Wizard Compost Gang"

[@lordlazyMTG]

as someone who loves playing my gitrog monster deck i can confirm pretty much everything you said in this video

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

YES MY CHILD! Underrealm Lich + Squandered Resources + Ob Nix the Fallen + Splendid Reclamation is that 800 damage combo btw. Also once again asking about my man Old Stickfingers

[@C4PT41NSL1NKY]

I also forgot about the part where like a filthy fucking degenerate I play Strip Mine from my graveyard over and over to fuck up other people's day.

[@matthewmalloy1892]

This reminds me I need to rebuild my gitrog deck

[@robparizo4773]

Git robbed is what I call it when it's pulled out to the table

[@coopisawesome189]

How many times do I need to ask, THALIA AND THE GITROG MONSTER

[@RomlarSparrowhawk]

Hippity Hoppity Kermit's Alcoholic Uncle is Sacrificing all this Property.

[@imofage3947]

Hit that nail on the head! And shout out to the Hypno Toad nickname!

[@TRizzles117]

"What if we made a commander that let you draw an extra card every turn?" "Sure we could do that, or..."

[@UbrShadow]

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

[@williamhouse939]

This is very true. My friend threw this deck at our group few times and when he hit combo we just scooped

[@modioperis]

"Shadow Wizard Compost Gang, we love sacing lands" Attempt 2 at an Isshin Vid

[@Computer-STEM-NERD-903]

All Glory to the Hypnotoad… *Burngh… burngh…* Please Hypnotoad… Don’t make me kill myself…

[@janmelantu7490]

You know it are Thalia. That frog can GET IT

[@YourBoyNobody530]

My friends faces when I start playing lands from my graveyard.

[@Spike-hl2mw]

I need a t shirt with "Golgari: Shadow-Wizard Compost Gang" on it.

[@bjp4869]

He did, canonically, get it, since he literally has a son, Grolnok.

[@ShinjiSixteen]

[chefs kiss] No notes

[@Javikazi]

This deck and others like it were the main reason “cut or ta…*always tapped*” exists.

[@monk071]

I love my Historic Brawl Gittog-Dragon-Druid deck 🤘🏾some games I can play four+ lands a turn!!!

[@arc7695]

Damn, now I need a hypnotoad alter art.

[@a_level_70_elite_raccoon]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang is what I call my Muldrotha Landfall deck.

[@wefen18]

Two relatively common commanders that I think would be funny to see you review would be the prosperous Prosper, tome bound, as well as the terrifyingly expansionist Titania, Nature’s Force. I feel at least the latter would bring a tear to your blue player’s eyes Day 1

[@weaponizedcynicism8021]

Shadow Wizard Compost Gang.... The SWCG is pleased with this.

[@robertomacetti7069]

Since gitrog is my favorite commander No lies detected

[@christopherpatricklizares5306]

All hail the Gitrog Monster.

[@MageSkeleton]

Thalia and The Gitrog Monster, more like, GitRog’d on!!!

[@TheOriginal009]

We love casting spells from the grave!

[@jackfrist7902]

Maldhound sir, could you please, pretty please roast the crap out of my commander,"Titania, Voice of Gaea"

[@NarffetWerlz]

New bucket list item: wait for combo Gitrog player to try the Syr Conrad trick, except I use Realmbreaker to steal the Dakmor Salvage out of their graveyard before they can dredge it.

[@bbarror]

Look up the poster for "the Frogs" 1972 film. That's what this card reminds me of. 😂

[@jackthemayor2518]

Ah yes the Get Wrekt Monster...... When it goes off it goes off.

[@ikablueeyes]

Please roast my baby! Roast Xyris, the writhing storm!

[@mattbowerman]

Theres a gitrog with saddle now YOU BEST GET TO RIDIN' lol

[@RASHIDOOOOO]

I deeply desire Baldin Century Herdmaster, the big slappy

[@IamayMizono]

I'm going to make him my commander.

[@Koalawashington]

All hail Hypnotoad