, Discard this card: Destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. Shuffle this card into your library from your graveyard, then draw a card.
Cast Kogla and Yidaro as a beefy 7/6 that either fights down a blocker/threat or gains trample and haste to swing immediately, then keep recurring it from your graveyard or hand thanks to its discard ability that doubles as artifact/enchantment removal. You're a Gruul midrange/beatdown deck that grinds through removal by repeatedly redeploying your big bodies and turning the commander into a value engine. Win by attacking with large, evasive creatures backed by ramp and protection.
Built-in repeatable removal (fight + the discard ability hitting artifacts/enchantments)
Highly resilient commander — the discard ability shuffles it back and replaces itself, dodging graveyard/exile hate inconsistently and lowering effective commander tax pressure
Flexible ETB lets it act as immediate haste damage or as a removal magnet
Naturally large body that demands answers and pairs well with Gruul's cheap ramp
Six mana for a creature with no evasion of its own unless you choose the trample/haste mode
Color identity locks out countermagic and cheap interaction; vulnerable to control and stax
Relies on combat, so board wipes and go-wide blockers blunt the plan
The fight mode can backfire against deathtouch or bigger creatures without a pump
Card draw on big creatures plus trample keeps your hand stocked and your attackers menacing.
Add more reliable haste and protection (Swiftfoot Boots, Heroic Intervention) so the commander connects and survives. Lean into double-strike/power doublers like Xenagos and Berserkers' Onslaught to make trample damage lethal in one hit, and tighten your ramp suite with cheap rocks and mana dorks to deploy threats ahead of curve. For higher power, include consistent card advantage (Beast Whisperer, Garruk's Uprising) and a few combat-ending finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth or Pathbreaker Ibex.
Legendary Creature — Ape Dinosaur Turtle
