Gruul FDN Beatdown
StandardDeck Strategy
A fast Red-Green beatdown deck that swarms cheap attackers and uses pump spells and burn to finish before the opponent stabilizes.
Llanowar Elves accelerates a turn-two Grizzly Bears or Goblin Piker, while Raging Goblin starts attacking immediately. Giant Growth turns a blocked attacker into a surprise lethal threat, and Overrun turns a wide board into a trampling finisher. Lightning Strike, Shock, and Abrade clear blockers or close out the game.
Keep hands with two or three lands and at least one one-drop. Mulligan zero-land hands, one-land hands with no acceleration, and hands flooded with expensive spells like Overrun.
Early: play a one-drop and begin attacking. Mid: curve into Grizzly Bears and Goblin Piker, using removal to clear blockers and pump to win combat. Late: deploy Overrun to trample over for the final damage.
Board sweepers and large blockers can stop the aggressive start. The deck has little card draw, so a single clean sweeper may leave it unable to rebuild.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (12) | Common | Grizzly Bears | |
| Common | Llanowar Elves | ||
| Common | Raging Goblin | ||
| Instants (16) | Uncommon | Abrade | |
| Common | Giant Growth | ||
| Common | Lightning Strike | ||
| Common | Shock | ||
| Sorceries (6) | Uncommon | Overrun | |
| Common | Prey Upon | ||
| Lands (22) | Common | Evolving Wilds | |
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Basic Land | Mountain | ||
| Basic Land | Rugged Highlands |