GruulLegendary Creature — Human SurvivorAbby, Merciless Soldier
Mana value3Rank#15,849PartnerYes
The Commander
When you cast this spell, create a number of 1/1 black Fungus Zombie creature tokens named Cordyceps Infected equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
Abby enters under the control of an opponent of your choice.
Partner—Survivors (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
Guide
Gameplan
Ramp hard and repeatedly cast Abby from the command zone, since the number of 1/1 Cordyceps Infected tokens you make scales with every mana spent — including commander tax, which makes each recast bigger. You build a wide board of Fungus Zombies and convert them into damage or sacrifice fodder, while Abby herself is handed to an opponent (use removal or forced sacrifice to send her back and recast).
Strengths
- Token generation scales with mana, so ramp directly turns into board presence
- Commander tax actually helps — every recast spends more mana and makes more tokens
- Go-wide bodies fuel both aristocrats and overrun finishes
- Partner—Survivors lets you add a second commander for flexibility and redundancy
Weaknesses
- Abby enters under an opponent's control, gifting them a body and forcing you to spend resources to reclaim her
- Black is off-color, so the best classic aristocrats drain payoffs (Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat) are unavailable
- Board wipes and sweepers erase your token army in one shot
- Tokens are individually fragile 1/1s with no inherent evasion
- Heavily reliant on ramp and mana investment to function
Key Cards
- Impact Tremors — Pings every opponent each time a Cordyceps Infected enters, turning mass token creation into direct damage.
- Purphoros, God of the Forge — Deals 2 to each opponent per token, making a single big Abby cast lethal.
- Craterhoof Behemoth — Turns your wide Fungus Zombie board into a one-shot alpha strike.
- Skullclamp — Converts your expendable 1/1 tokens into a card-draw engine.
- Goblin Bombardment — Free sacrifice outlet to throw tokens at threats and convert your board into reach/removal.
- Doubling Season — Doubles every batch of Cordyceps Infected tokens Abby produces.
- Parallel Lives — A cheaper green token doubler that massively inflates each Abby cast.
Upgrade Path
Add token doublers (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives, Anointed Procession isn't legal here so stick to green/red) and ETB-damage anchors (Purphoros, Terror of the Peaks, Warstorm Surge) so each Abby cast threatens lethal. Pile on big mana ramp (Cryptolith Rite, Mana Reflection, fast mana) to maximize tokens per cast, and include cheap removal or forced-sacrifice effects to keep reclaiming Abby from opponents for repeated casts. A well-chosen Survivors partner that provides card advantage or another sacrifice payoff smooths consistency.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Alpha strike with Craterhoof Behemoth or another overrun effect
- ▸Burn opponents out via Impact Tremors / Purphoros triggers on mass token entry
- ▸Grind out value through Skullclamp draws and sacrifice loops into incremental damage
Archetypes
- Tokens / Go-Wide — Each Abby cast floods the board with Fungus Zombies that overrun effects can finish with.
- Aristocrats — The endless stream of disposable 1/1s feeds sacrifice outlets and ETB/death payoffs.
- Ramp Combo — Big mana fuels enormous token counts that combine with Purphoros or Impact Tremors for instant damage.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GR), by popularity.
