Alena, Kessig Trapper // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper (Commander)

Alena, Kessig Trapper // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Rank #3,737
35decks
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Charnelhoard Wurm
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Baru, Wurmspeaker
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Worldspine Wurm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Elderscale Wurm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Penumbra Wurm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Impervious Greatwurm
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Terminate
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Worldly Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Crop Rotation
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Quilled Greatwurm
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Defiler of Vigor
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Beast Whisperer
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Birds of Paradise
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Elvish Mystic
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Symbiotic Wurm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Trench Wurm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Wood Elves
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Engulfing Slagwurm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Dirtcowl Wurm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Llanowar Elves
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Bellowing Tanglewurm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Reckless Wurm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Emergent Woodwurm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Pelakka Wurm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Carrion Wurm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Scoria Wurm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Anger
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Honest Rutstein
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Rattlewurm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Witness
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Rootbreaker Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Arrogant Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Argothian Wurm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Yargle and Multani
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ziatora, the Incinerator
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Ouroboroid
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Brawn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Outcaster Trailblazer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bighorner Rancher
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Piper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Daemogoth Titan
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Germinating Wurm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Quartzwood Crasher
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Grothama, All-Devouring
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Return of the Wildspeaker
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Bedevil
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Entish Restoration
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Pyroblast
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Deathsprout
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Abrupt Decay
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Ram Through
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Gift of the Viper
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Hunter's Insight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Strength of Will
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Traverse the Outlands
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Act
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Victimize
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Persist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Hull Breach
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Syphon Mind
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Crush of Wurms
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Plague Wind
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Cannibalize
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Purge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Explore
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Winds of Change
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Culling Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Craving
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Genesis Wave
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Harmonize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Electroduplicate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Miming Slime
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Last March of the Ents
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Wurmcalling
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Bushwhack
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Stump Stomp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Regrowth
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Road of Return
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Exponential Growth
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Crackle with Power
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Vandalblast
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Bargain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Roar of the Wurm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Thud
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Life's Legacy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Incubator
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Umbral Mantle
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
The Great Henge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exploration Broodship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spellweaver Helix
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Sandwurm Convergence
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Warstorm Surge
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Greater Good
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Aggravated Assault
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Diabolic Servitude
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Kavu Lair
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Elemental Bond
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Unnatural Growth
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Monstrous Vortex
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Doubling Season
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Molten Echoes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wurmweaver Coil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Instill Energy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Colossal Majesty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk, Primal Hunter
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Samut, Tyrant Smasher
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Stomping Ground
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Cinder Glade
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Savage Lands
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Crypt
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Luxury Suite
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Rockfall Vale
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Rootbound Crag
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Commercial District
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Darigaaz's Caldera
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Spire Garden
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Gruul Turf
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Twisted Landscape
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Shivan Oasis
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Game Trail
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Badlands
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Abandon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Taiga
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Blazemire Verge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Malady
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Thornspire Verge
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wastewood Verge
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Raucous Theater
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-7%synergy