The Commander
Tap another untapped creature you control: Tyvar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Guide
Gameplan
Tyvar is a mono-green creature-combat commander that turns one big creature into a board-wide blowout. Flood the board with power, protect Tyvar by tapping creatures for indestructible, then activate the ability to double down on your biggest power and swing for lethal across the table. You're a beatdown deck that wins by converting a single huge creature into an army-wide overrun effect.
Strengths
- Built-in overrun effect that scales with your largest creature, often producing one-turn kills
- Indestructible activation keeps Tyvar resilient through removal and board wipes
- Mono-green gives unmatched ramp and big-creature density for fueling the pump
- Cheap three-mana commander that's immediately impactful and easy to recast
Weaknesses
- The pump is a green Sorcery-speed-feeling ability with no evasion or trample built in—gets chump-blocked easily
- Vulnerable to instant-speed removal in response to the activation, fizzling the alpha strike
- Mono-green struggles with interaction, card draw, and answering noncreature threats
- Relies on having a high-power creature; a wrath before the swing leaves you empty-handed
Key Cards
- Craterhoof Behemoth — Adds trample and stacks with Tyvar's pump for guaranteed overkill across the board.
- Pathbreaker Ibex — A second redundant board-wide pump-with-trample effect keyed off your biggest creature.
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger — A massive cheap body that maximizes the X value of Tyvar's pump ability.
- Return of the Wildspeaker — Mono-green's premium card draw, refilling your hand based on a fat creature's power.
- Heroic Intervention — Protects your board from wraths and targeted removal during the alpha strike.
- Cultivate — Reliable ramp and fixing to power out your top end and reach Tyvar's expensive activation.
Upgrade Path
Add evasion and trample enablers (Rancor, Nylea's Colossus, overrun effects) so the pump actually connects, plus protection like Heroic Intervention and Tyvar's Stand to survive removal. Improve mana with Sol Ring, Nyxbloom Ancient, and dorks to activate the ability multiple times a turn. For higher power, pivot toward fast mana and a Craterhoof/Finale of Devastation finish, and consider Triumph of the Hordes as a poison-based one-shot kill.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Activate Tyvar's +X/+X with a huge creature and swing the whole team for lethal combat damage
- ▸Craterhoof Behemoth or Pathbreaker Ibex adding trample for an unblockable alpha strike
- ▸Commander damage from a buffed, indestructible Tyvar
- ▸Overwhelming the table with a token swarm pumped by your largest threat
Archetypes
- Stompy/Big Creatures — Tyvar rewards loading the board with high-power threats and overrunning the table.
- Go-Wide Tokens — The +X/+X buffs an entire token army for lethal, with one big creature setting X.
- +1/+1 Counters — Counter synergies inflate your greatest power, amplifying every Tyvar activation.
- Voltron — A single enormous creature both protects Tyvar and maximizes the global pump value.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (G), by popularity.
