Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Mana value8EDHREC#1,745

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The Commander

Trample

Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.

Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, that land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Guide

Gameplan

Ramp aggressively into Vorinclex by turn 5-6, then double all your land mana while locking opponents' lands tapped to grind their resources to zero. Use the explosive mana to cast huge X-spells, big eldrazi, or chain expensive threats faster than anyone can respond, while the stax half buys time.

Strengths

Effectively doubles all your land-based mana, enabling absurd plays
Powerful asymmetric land-lock that strangles opponents' development
8/8 trample body that pressures life totals on its own
Synergizes with every land-untap and mana-doubling effect

Weaknesses

Mono-green struggles for interaction and removal
8 mana commander is a huge investment and removal magnet
No built-in card advantage or protection
Stax effect paints a target and invites the table to gang up on you

Key Cards

Nyxbloom Ancient — Stacks with Vorinclex to triple-and-double your land mana for truly explosive turns.
Cabal Coffers — With Vorinclex it produces double black mana that scales obscenely, fueling X-spells.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx — Massive green devotion payout that doubles into game-ending mana under Vorinclex.
Genesis Wave — A huge X-spell that dumps your library onto the battlefield using the doubled mana.
Heroic Intervention — Cheap protection to keep your expensive commander safe from board wipes and removal.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana rocks and ritual-style ramp (Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Carpet of Flowers) to land Vorinclex earlier, then lean into mana doublers like Mana Reflection and untappers such as Vorinclex's combo with Staff of Domination or Argothian Elder for infinite mana. Round out with protection (Heroic Intervention, Snakeskin Veil) and tutors (Green Sun's Zenith, Worldly Tutor) to assemble your finisher consistently.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Commander damage and trampling beats from oversized green creatures
▸Casting a lethal X-spell like Genesis Wave or a giant Finale of Devastation
▸Infinite mana combos feeding an outlet like Walking Ballista or Helix Pinnacle

Archetypes

Big Mana Ramp — Vorinclex doubles land mana to power out enormous threats and X-spells ahead of schedule.
Stax — The land-lock clause punishes opponents' ramp and disrupts their tempo asymmetrically.
Combo — Doubling effects plus untappers enable infinite mana loops to fuel finishers.