General Marhault Elsdragon

Gameplan

Cast cheap, evasion-resistant beaters and attack into open boards; when your creatures get blocked, Marhault inflates them by +3/+3 per blocker, turning chump-blocks into one-sided massacres and trample-fueled overkill. You grind through combat, ideally giving creatures trample so the pumped damage bleeds through, then close with oversized attackers or a big swing.

Key Cards

• Nessian Wilds Ravager — Forces an opponent to block a creature, weaponizing Marhault's trigger on demand.
• Lure — All creatures able must block your attacker, stacking blockers for a massive +3/+3 multiplier.
• Rancor — Cheap recurring trample so the inflated damage tramples over the chump blockers.
• Nylea, God of the Hunt — Repeatable trample for your whole team turns every blocked creature into lethal.
• Berserk — Doubles power and forces a creature to attack/die, combining devastatingly with the pump and trample.
• Goblin War Drums — Menace forces multiple blockers, multiplying Marhault's bonus per attacker.
• Xenagos, God of Revels — Doubles power and grants haste, layering with the combat pump for absurd swings.
• Akroma's Will — Trample plus protection lets your team connect and survive blocks during the alpha strike.

Upgrade Path

Lean hard into trample enablers (Nylea, Rancor, Bedlam) and forced-block effects (Lure, Nessian Wilds Ravager, Diaochan) so opponents can't simply take damage. Add power-doublers like Xenagos and Berserk, plus haste enablers, to spike single attackers into commander-damage range. Round out Gruul's weaknesses with ramp (Cultivate, Sakura-Tribe Elder) and a few interactive pieces (Beast Within, Chaos Warp) to survive long enough to land the alpha strike.