Thrun, Breaker of Silence

Gameplan

Thrun is a resilient mono-green beater that demands a deck built to abuse his protection. Ramp into him early, then attach equipment, auras, or pump effects and swing for trample damage that's hard to interact with. Win through repeated, unstoppable combat damage while green's ramp and big threats overwhelm the board.

Key Cards

• Shizo, Death's Storehouse — Wait—this is black; instead use cards that grant evasion and trample to ensure Thrun connects.
• Rancor — Recurring trample-and-pump aura that comes back each time Thrun dies, perfect for a hexproof Voltron threat.
• Shadowspear — Cheap equipment granting trample and lifelink while stripping hexproof/indestructible from blockers.
• Berserk — Doubles Thrun's power for a likely lethal trample swing since his indestructibility ignores the end-of-turn sacrifice on your turn.
• Blackblade Reforged — Scales Thrun's power with your land count for explosive commander-damage kills.
• Heroic Intervention — Protects your whole board and gives hexproof, covering Thrun's weakness on opponents' turns and during wipes.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Crawler, Carpet of Flowers) and cheap protective instants (Heroic Intervention, Veil of Summer, Snakeskin Veil) to survive the turns Thrun is exposed. Lean into low-cost evasion equipment and pump (Shadowspear, Loxodon Warhammer, Berserk) plus reach against fliers (Vivien, Monsters' Advocate), and round out with green's best ramp and a Craterhoof Behemoth/Pathbreaker Ibex finisher for the backup go-wide kill.