Goreclaw Big Green Stompy
BrawlDeck Strategy
A beginner-friendly mono-green ramp deck that uses Goreclaw to discount and pump huge creatures, then wins with a massive Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation turn.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma makes creature spells with power 4 or greater cost 2 less, so threats like The Tarrasque and Tyrranax Rex arrive ahead of schedule. Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea provides extra green mana for those big creatures and untaps whenever a power-4-or-greater creature enters. The Great Henge, Beast Whisperer, Guardian Project, and Tribute to the World Tree draw extra cards whenever large creatures enter, turning every stompy threat into more fuel. Finally, Finale of Devastation and Craterhoof Behemoth turn all your mana dorks and fatties into an unstoppable alpha strike.
Keep hands with two or three lands plus a ramp piece such as Gilded Goose, Arboreal Grazer, Incubation Druid, Rampant Growth, Cultivate, or Arcane Signet. Mulligan hands with no early ramp or hands full of only five-plus drops. A perfect opener is turn-one mana creature, turn-two ramp spell, turn-three Goreclaw into a discounted huge creature.
Early: play mana elves, grazer, and ramp spells to develop your mana and play a quick Goreclaw. Mid: cast big creatures that are discounted by Goreclaw while drawing cards with Beast Whisperer, Guardian Project, The Great Henge, Toski, Glorious Sunrise, and Tribute to the World Tree. Late: save instant protection like Veil of Summer and Heroic Intervention, then finish with Craterhoof Behemoth, Finale of Devastation, Unnatural Growth, or Old Gnawbone treasure into more threats.
This is a creature-combo deck, so it is vulnerable to board wipes and repeated targeted removal. Early removal of your mana creatures can slow you down. Play around common board wipes by not over-committing, and keep up green protection spells when possible. The deck can also struggle against very fast aggressive or combo decks before the big creatures stabilize.
| Type | Rarity | Card Name | Mana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatures (32) | Common | Arboreal Grazer | |
| Rare | Beast Whisperer | ||
| Mythic Rare | Bristly Bill, Spine Sower | ||
| Mythic Rare | Cavalier of Thorns | ||
| Rare | Circle of Dreams Druid | ||
| Mythic Rare | Craterhoof Behemoth | ||
| Rare | Deeproot Wayfinder | ||
| Rare | Dryad of the Ilysian Grove | ||
| Mythic Rare | Elder Gargaroth | ||
| Rare | Froghemoth | ||
| Rare | Ghalta, Primal Hunger | ||
| Rare | Gilded Goose | ||
| Rare | Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma | ||
| Rare | Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea | ||
| Rare | Incubation Druid | ||
| Mythic Rare | Kodama of the West Tree | ||
| Rare | Kogla, the Titan Ape | ||
| Rare | Lotus Cobra | ||
| Mythic Rare | Old Gnawbone | ||
| Rare | Old-Growth Troll | ||
| Mythic Rare | Questing Beast | ||
| Rare | Rampaging Brontodon | ||
| Rare | Saryth, the Viper's Fang | ||
| Mythic Rare | Silverback Elder | ||
| Rare | Sylvan Caryatid | ||
| Mythic Rare | The Tarrasque | ||
| Mythic Rare | Titan of Industry | ||
| Rare | Toski, Bearer of Secrets | ||
| Mythic Rare | Tyrranax Rex | ||
| Mythic Rare | Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider | ||
| Mythic Rare | Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger | ||
| Mythic Rare | Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus | ||
| Planeswalkers (3) | Mythic Rare | Garruk, Unleashed | |
| Mythic Rare | Nissa, Ascended Animist | ||
| Rare | Nissa, Who Shakes the World | ||
| Instants (9) | Rare | Heroic Intervention | |
| Rare | Inscription of Abundance | ||
| Rare | Krosan Grip | ||
| Common | Ram Through | ||
| Rare | Return of the Wildspeaker | ||
| Uncommon | Snakeskin Veil | ||
| Common | Tamiyo's Safekeeping | ||
| Uncommon | Tyvar's Stand | ||
| Uncommon | Veil of Summer | ||
| Sorceries (9) | Rare | Abundant Harvest | |
| Uncommon | Bushwhack | ||
| Common | Cultivate | ||
| Mythic Rare | Finale of Devastation | ||
| Uncommon | Harmonize | ||
| Common | Into the North | ||
| Uncommon | Migration Path | ||
| Common | Rampant Growth | ||
| Rare | Shamanic Revelation | ||
| Artifacts (4) | Common | Arcane Signet | |
| Uncommon | Mind Stone | ||
| Rare | Skyclave Relic | ||
| Mythic Rare | The Great Henge | ||
| Enchantments (5) | Rare | Glorious Sunrise | |
| Rare | Guardian Project | ||
| Uncommon | Kenrith's Transformation | ||
| Rare | Tribute to the World Tree | ||
| Mythic Rare | Unnatural Growth | ||
| Lands (38) | Rare | Animal Sanctuary | |
| Rare | Bonders' Enclave | ||
| Rare | Boseiju, Who Endures | ||
| Rare | Castle Garenbrig | ||
| Common | Command Tower | ||
| Rare | Crawling Barrens | ||
| Common | Evolving Wilds | ||
| Rare | Fabled Passage | ||
| Rare | Faceless Haven | ||
| Uncommon | Field of Ruin | ||
| Basic Land | Forest | ||
| Rare | Lair of the Hydra | ||
| Common | Snow-Covered Forest | ||
| Common | Terramorphic Expanse | ||
| Rare | The World Tree |