mtg lotr commander decks review Lord of the Rings Set of 4 – Northwest Sportscards Stand proud with Éowyn and lead the united armies of Rohan and Gondor to defend the realm Wizards of the Coast Magic:

4 Venerated Rotpriest What if there was a card that gave your opponents poison counters while you pumped up your infect creatures

It could get there as an Overcome effect that can be cast from your value filter effect, but it being seen from a mile away doesnt help

Do this until you run out of your library and are left with a perfectly sculpted hand

It gets particularly interesting in a deck that can generate extra combat phases since you can get even more value out of the Battleshaper when you have more than one combat per turn

Hopefully this list highlights that Gruul is a little less one-note than it seems, even if that one note tends to find its way into the more provocative commanders as well