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π§ The Daily Upkeep: Budget Gitrog Combo in EDH!
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Commander Deck Tech: Gitrog Combo on a Budget
Today's deck is one I'm super excited about because it's very strong and has a low budget: the whole thing costs $109!
It's commander is none other than The Gitrog Monster, and it's a critical part of the deck's combos.
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The combo is simple. It requires you to have Gitrog and any of the deck's various discard outlets (like Putrid Imp) in play, and then you just need to simply discard Dakmor Salvage. Gitrog's trigger lets you draw a card which means you can dredge two cards to return Salvage back to your hand.
The astute combo players would realize that doesn't actually win you the game, though. You need an Eldrazi Titan, like Ulamog, the infinite Gyre, to shuffle your graveyard and milled cards back into your deck.
That allows you to infinitely loop until you eventually get Dark ritual in your hand. You can then cast it, gain 3 black mana, and repeat that an infinite number of times.
Finally, just repeat the loop until you find a mana sink or repeatedly cast a spell like Geths' Verdict!
The deck also has just about everything else you'd want in a Golgari combo deck. Tons of card draw, some mana ramp, and ways to sustain yourself until you get the combo rolling. Check out the full list by clicking the button below, and get to playtesting!
Some new Ultra Pro playmats have leaked that a new Mythic land cycle may be coming in Edge of Eternities, Magic's summer set release.
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The playmats are specifically branded as "Edge of Eternities-Mythic Land White" and other colors. That may not sound like a big deal, but there are only 18 mythic lands that aren't colorless. Mythic lands are things like Karakas, Gaea's Cradle, Cabal Coffers, or Cephalid Coliseum. Or in other words, a big deal.
βIt'll be a while before we know just exactly what's coming since we've got quite a few sets to go through first. If you want to get fully caught up, make sure to check out our Edge of Eternities set info article.
The next Arena Open is this weekend, and the format is Pioneer Masters Sealed and Draft! If you're thinking about competing, make sure to give our Ultimate Draft Guide a read first!
In case you didn't know: Retro-bordered cards, like Liliana of the Veil, Snapcaster Mage, and Craterhoof Behemoth, can appear in INR Play Boosters!β
An MTG Arena sale teases an MTG x Avatar: The Last Airbender collab as the final Universes Beyond set of 2025! The cards variants for sale have no correlation by set or cycle, but they do list out the elements and the word "bender!"
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βThis Town Ain't Big Enoughis the spike of the week. From bulk prices up to $4, this uncomonon has seen 700% gains!
βOTJ Bonus Sheet Mythics are also starting to mature, with most going up by 86% to 326% depending on the mythic! Check your binders
Combo of the Day: Squee the Immortal Food Chain
Today's combo is an Gruul classic: Squee, the Immortal and Food chain.
Simply have Food Chain in play and cast Squee, the Immortal. Then, exile Squee using Food Chain's ability to generate 4 mana. That creates a mana-positive loop that you can do infinitely to make infinite mana the be used on creature spells!
There are tons of outlets for that mana, but we like Pashalik Mons for infinite creatures and damage!
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