Alena, Kessig Trapper // Ravos, Soultender (Commander)

Alena, Kessig Trapper // Ravos, Soultender
Rank #2,979
112decks
Arnaud Gompertz
Nov 12, 2025
Stomp Opponents Elegantly With These Five Ideas for Gruul Decks
Branching Out continues with Gruul, as Arnaud showcases some underplayed commanders and archetypes in the color combo.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lightning Skelemental
88%inclusion98 decks112 decks
87%synergy
Ball Lightning
84%inclusion94 decks112 decks
84%synergy
Spark Trooper
83%inclusion93 decks112 decks
83%synergy
Blistering Firecat
74%inclusion83 decks112 decks
74%synergy
Arc Runner
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
69%synergy
Impetuous Devils
68%inclusion76 decks112 decks
68%synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
69%inclusion77 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Warstorm Surge
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Thunderblust
58%inclusion65 decks112 decks
58%synergy
Thunderkin Awakener
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Stalking Vengeance
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Serpent
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Brion Stoutarm
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Nahiri's Resolve
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Gamble
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Hell's Thunder
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Hellspark Elemental
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Nova Chaser
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Spark Elemental
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Ogre Battledriver
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Sun Titan
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Greven, Predator Captain
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Jaxis, the Troublemaker
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Enduring Courage
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
24%synergy
Ankle Shanker
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Spitebellows
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Doom Weaver
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Cosmic Larva
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Generator Servant
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Flamekin Harbinger
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Anger
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Malignus
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Skizzik
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Soulgorger
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Bre of Clan Stoutarm
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Hunted Horror
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Quintorius, Field Historian
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Garna, the Bloodflame
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Warchief Giant
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Kazuul's Fury
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Legion Leadership
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Crackling Doom
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Boros Charm
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Fling
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Rally the Ancestors
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Despark
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Seething Song
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Bolt Bend
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Immortal Servitude
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Painful Truths
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Purphoros's Intervention
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Explosion
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Eternity
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Thud
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Elemental Appeal
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urabrask's Forge
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Altar of the Wretched
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-16%synergy
Mimic Vat
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Domination
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Umbral Mantle
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Foot Chopper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Coils
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rite of the Raging Storm
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Flameshadow Conjuring
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Sneak Attack
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Aggravated Assault
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
12%synergy
True Conviction
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Legion Loyalty
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Palace Siege
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
All-Out Assault
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya the Inexorable
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Flamekin Village
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Castle Embereth
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Arena of Glory
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
The Black Gate
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion103 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion98 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
65%inclusion73 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Rakdos Signet
65%inclusion73 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Boros Signet
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Patriar's Seal
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Cursed Mirror
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion108 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion107 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion106 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion104 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Nomad Outpost
63%inclusion70 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Battlefield Forge
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Savai Triome
50%inclusion56 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Spectator Seating
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Legion Leadership
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
35%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion32 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Landscape
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Elegant Parlor
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Graven Cairns
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sundown Pass
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Triumph
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Plateau
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-2%synergy