The Gitrog Monster
Legendary Creature — Frog Horror6/6$0.56
Deathtouch At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice The Gitrog Monster unless you sacrifice a land. You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, draw a card.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 29
The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a number of cards in hand that is above your maximum hand size.
Steps
Proceed to your cleanup step, and discard Dakmor Salvage and any other card(s) as needed down to your maximum hand size. The Gitrog Monster triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return Dakmor Salvage from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat, as you will still be over your maximum hand size and will be required to discard again.
The Gitrog Monster + The Necrobloom
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have a number of cards in hand that is above your maximum hand size, one of which must be a land card.
Steps
Proceed to your cleanup step, and discard a land and any other card(s) as needed down to your maximum hand size. The Gitrog Monster triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return a land from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat, as you will still be over your maximum hand size and will be required to discard again.
The Gitrog Monster + Glacial Chasm + Ramunap Excavator
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another land.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Play any land from your graveyard. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability and The Gitrog Monster's first ability trigger. Resolve The Gitrog Monster trigger, sacrificing Glacial Chasm. Resolve the Glacial Chasm trigger, choosing not to pay and doing nothing as Glacial Chasm is no longer on the battlefield. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Glacial Chasm + Crucible of Worlds
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another land.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Play any land from your graveyard. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability and The Gitrog Monster's first ability trigger. Resolve The Gitrog Monster trigger, sacrificing Glacial Chasm. Resolve the Glacial Chasm trigger, choosing not to pay and doing nothing as Glacial Chasm is no longer on the battlefield. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Glacial Chasm + Conduit of Worlds
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another land.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Play any land from your graveyard. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability and The Gitrog Monster's first ability trigger. Resolve The Gitrog Monster trigger, sacrificing Glacial Chasm. Resolve the Glacial Chasm trigger, choosing not to pay and doing nothing as Glacial Chasm is no longer on the battlefield. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Glacial Chasm + Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another land.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Play any land from your graveyard. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability and The Gitrog Monster's first ability trigger. Resolve The Gitrog Monster trigger, sacrificing Glacial Chasm. Resolve the Glacial Chasm trigger, choosing not to pay and doing nothing as Glacial Chasm is no longer on the battlefield. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage + Noose Constrictor
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Noose Constrictor by discarding Dakmor Salvage. The Gitrog Monster's third ability triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return Dakmor Salvage from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Noose Constrictor ability, giving it +1/+1 until end of turn. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Glacial Chasm + Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control another land.
Steps
Play Glacial Chasm either from your hand or from your graveyard. When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield, its second ability triggers, causing you to sacrifice another land you control. Play any land from your graveyard. At the beginning of your next upkeep, Glacial Chasm's cumulative upkeep ability and The Gitrog Monster's first ability trigger. Resolve The Gitrog Monster trigger, sacrificing Glacial Chasm. Resolve the Glacial Chasm trigger, choosing not to pay and doing nothing as Glacial Chasm is no longer on the battlefield. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage + Putrid Imp
- Infinite self-mill
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate Putrid Imp by discarding Dakmor Salvage. The Gitrog Monster's third ability triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return Dakmor Salvage from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the Putrid Imp ability, giving it flying until end of turn. Repeat.
The Gitrog Monster + Dakmor Salvage + Oblivion Crown
- Infinite self-mill
- Near-infinitely large creature until end of turn
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Activate the creature with Oblivion Crown attached by discarding Dakmor Salvage. The Gitrog Monster's third ability triggers, causing you to mill two cards and return Dakmor Salvage from your graveyard to your hand. Resolve the ability from step 1, giving the creature +1/+1 until end of turn. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Homer, the HermitThe Gitrog Monster puts extra lands into play, which Homer, the Hermit can use.
- Thranduil, the ElvenkingThranduil, the Elvenking fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- The NecrobloomThe Gitrog Monster puts extra lands into play, which The Necrobloom can use.
- Tatsunari, Toad RiderThe Gitrog Monster is a Frog, which Tatsunari, Toad Rider can use.
- Teval, the Balanced ScaleTeval, the Balanced Scale fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Sidisi, Brood TyrantSidisi, Brood Tyrant fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Glarb, Calamity's AugurGlarb, Calamity's Augur fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Old StickfingersOld Stickfingers fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague SwarmGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Old RutsteinOld Rutstein fills your graveyard, which The Gitrog Monster can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.