Alena, Kessig Trapper // Brinelin, the Moon Kraken (Commander) - Expensive

Alena, Kessig Trapper // Brinelin, the Moon Kraken
Rank #3,326
6decks
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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Arcane Denial
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Kozilek's Unsealing
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Forgotten Cave
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Blasphemous Act
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Negate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Force of Will
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Field of the Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Jeska's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Nezahal, Primal Tide
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Nulldrifter
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Chakram Retriever
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Mindwrack Liege
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Vizier of Tumbling Sands
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ulamog, the Defiler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Oblivion Sower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Cityscape Leveler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Conduit of Ruin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Transcendent Dragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Anticausal Vestige
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Masked Meower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom Colossus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Mage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Glaring Fleshraker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fear of Burning Alive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Foundry Inspector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Sojourner's Companion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hapless Researcher
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Spawnbed Protector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Flayer of Loyalties
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Pathrazer of Ulamog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Myr Enforcer
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Void Winnower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ingenious Artillerist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Memnite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Kozilek, the Broken Reality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Tolarian Kraken
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Devourer of Destiny
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cosmic Larva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Pongify
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Refocus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Kozilek's Command
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Consider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Bolt Bend
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Ugin's Binding
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Counterlash
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Charm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Brainsurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Thought Scour
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Electrodominance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Insight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Mental Note
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Opt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Pact of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Storm King's Thunder
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Overwhelming Intellect
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Treasure Cruise
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Curse of the Swine
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Boomerang Basics
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
48%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Energy Tap
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Ensnared by the Mara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mind Spring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Commit // Memory
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brass's Bounty
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Careful Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Knowledge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Concentrate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Overmaster
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Expressive Iteration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Scrap Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blast of Genius
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Show and Tell
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Thousand-Year Elixir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Immortal Sun
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Monument
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Gathering Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Guidelight Matrix
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sleeper Dart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eye of Vecna
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Elsewhere Flask
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Umbral Mantle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Currency Converter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Incubator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strionic Resonator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Domination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wedding Invitation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Alchemist's Vial
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Darksteel Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Brainstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Forge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Intruder Alarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Warstorm Surge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Echoes of Eternity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rising of the Day
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Impact Tremors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Pia's Revolution
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
Wasteland
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Eye of Ugin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Mine
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Ugin's Labyrinth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Urza's Power Plant
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Eldrazi Temple
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Great Furnace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
58%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-33%synergy
Hedron Archive
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Lotus
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Midnight Clock
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Fire Diamond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Patriar's Seal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Worn Powerstone
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Prophetic Prism
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Golden Egg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-37%synergy
Chromatic Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Signet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-41%synergy
Cursed Mirror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-19%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Paradise Mantle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Energy Refractor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Shivan Reef
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Island
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
68%synergy
Scalding Tarn
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Fiery Islet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Thundering Falls
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Arid Mesa
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Wooded Foothills
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Sulfur Falls
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Flooded Strand
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Wastes
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Urza's Cave
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Molten Tributary
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Volatile Fjord
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy