The Gitrog Monster Combo Explained (cEDH)

[@rara2ra2yrra3racjj2]

Sure, this combo is insanely complex, and understanding it and pulling it off is remarkably impressive, but to think that there was one person who came up with this entire thing, is on a whole new level of crazy.

[@CEDHforFrogs]

The combo has been developed over many years. I remember when i first started playing this deck the combo was completely different 😂. The Gitrog primer writers are always brewing new insane ways to make the combo stronger or more efficient. It’s really quite insane

[@baddonkey75]

It took about 4 ppls seperate strategies to meld into one complex build

[@jakebennett9130]

Idk man, the combo is really easy to understand for me. I agree with the madman who came up with it though. insane group of people for sure

[@Craftato]

Didn’t really understand the combo until this video. Honestly really well explained, it finally clicks for me.

[@CEDHforFrogs]

Hey, now worries man. Really happy to help out :)

[@obliviousranga]

this is the best vid for this I've found thanks so much, and you're the real one for dropping the moxfield deck

[@zipadoo1]

People get really upset sometimes when i play this, ESPECIALLY when i do this all above every thing they do and win at instant speed. No matter how clearly and concisely i explain, it never fails to piss off at least one player

[@jennaeasley2277]

What about looping dark ritual or cabal ritual at instant speed over lotus petal and then using the infinite mana and storm for either exsanguinate, torment of hailfire, tendrils of agony or finale of devastation if you have enough creatures in play plus you can pay for fluster storm if you loop the ritual about 60 time or if it’s countered another way you can just do the draw loop to find one of the other options I listed.

[@diplohamming1417]

Wow great video! Straight to the point!

[@PatrickKassowRossing]

Hi CEDH for Frogs. Is it correct that if you dredge 2 your Dakmor Salvage from the graveyard and you hit an Eldrazi that you still draw/dredge your Dakmor Salvage to hand before it is being shuffled into your library?

[@CEDHforFrogs]

Yes, it is! The Eldrazi shuffle trigger will be put on the stack, however, it is a delayed trigger so it does not happen until you finish resolving Dakmor Salvages Dredge ability, which includes returning it to your hand.

[@PatrickKassowRossing]

@@CEDHforFrogs Thank you for explaining!! :) Liked, subscribed, commented and I've even hit the bell ;)

[@nickbrooks2457]

So I am new to cEDH but not to magic. I built a budget version of this deck. I have have been trying to practice it and through play something came up. I had Gitrog Monster and Putrid Imp on the battlefield. I also had Dakmor Salvage in hand. I started the draw/dredge combo, and was ready to win. I have a Dark Ritual, and I was casting it to start the shuffle to get back DR and net all the black mana. A player responded to the cast of the DR to kill the Imp. So would the DR have to resolve before it can go into the graveyard, and if once the stack starts resolving my Imp would die to the kill spell right? Even if I flood the stack with more draw/dredge triggers, my DR is stuck in limbo waiting to be resolved right? Or am I thinking too much into this? thanks for any advice

[@CEDHforFrogs]

You can let the kill spell resolve and Dark Ritual resolve. Using the black mana made off Dark Ritual you can then cast Oblivion Crown and continue. Hope this helps!

[@tomtheterrifying8592]

Super late reply, sorry. Yes. You can respond to their removal spell by dredging some more. Unless you have multiple ways of producing mana at infinite speed, you would need to let their kill spell resolve before your dark ritual to produce infinite mana. Now, you can of course respond by dredging until you either have a new discard outlet in hand (like he suggested), or until you draw something to return it from the graveyard. Pretty much once the discard outlet hits the battlefield with dakmoor in hand, your opponents should consider scooping.

[@Araknyal]

ty for the info, greetings from Costarica

[@isaaccook4353]

How do you let the 1000000 draw resolve in the last combo without dying

[@MR-zd4lk]

Library shuffle effects like kozilek

[@NeonDisciple]

this is well over my paygrade lol

[@Cudcudcudcudcuscuski]

Ok but with finale of decistation can’t you just make three creatures swing for 100+?

[@CEDHforFrogs]

Yes you can but that means you have to combo im main phase one before you move to combat

[@vinightshade6026]

Is there another way to make infinite mana without Gaea's Cradle?

[@CEDHforFrogs]

You can loop dark ritual/lotus petal/twilight mire :)

[@vinightshade6026]

@@CEDHforFrogs I have all those!But is there another land to replace Cradle on like an instant speed Crop Rotation loop? Best I have is using Emergence Zone to give Flash to Lotus Petal, which works but isnt as smooth as looping Cradle.

[@CEDHforFrogs]

@@vinightshade6026 ezone is the perfect choice :)

[@vinightshade6026]

@@CEDHforFrogs oh ok awesome! Thanks for the replies!!!

[@arkenexus_]

What about the witherbloom chain of smog combo in this deck

[@Branflakes-lq6wq]

how does deathrite shaman get haste?

[@CEDHforFrogs]

Finale of Devastation x=10 grants haste :)

[@jakebennett9130]

doesn't lotus cobra+crop rotation+gitrog fulfill the same role as gaea's cradle+crop rotation+gitrog? especially if you are using the floating cobra mana for twilight mire. you can even replace lotus cobra with tireless provisional to get treasues to put into twilight mire

[@CEDHforFrogs]

Yes you definitely can do that as well. Not everyone has a cradle!

[@Quarter_Turn]

This is SO COOL

[@RazorDevil1]

once you have infinite mana, couldnt you just search out syr konrad and win through him

[@CEDHforFrogs]

This used to be a win outlet yes! konrad isn’t great when not all ready winning. This newer variation uses pieces that you would already include regardless of the combo

[@aaronforan7613]

Nasty

[@capitalfont5433]

🤯

[@winterfires]

I would love to watch this but your mic quality literally hurts my ears (sorry). I'd watch it if you had subtitles though!

[@CEDHforFrogs]

This was my first video and since then my more recent videos have an improved microphone.