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Grunn, the Lonely King

Legendary Creature — Ape Warrior · {4}{G}{G} · Green commander

Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.) If Grunn was kicked, it enters with five +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever Grunn attacks alone, double its power and toughness until end of turn.

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What Grunn, the Lonely King actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · attackWhenever Grunn attacks alone, double its power and toughness until end of turn.
• Keyword · kickerkicker

What a Grunn, the Lonely King deck needs

Plays as voltron. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• equipment, auras and evasion for a lone attacker (attacking alone doubles it)
• ramp to kick it

The Grunn, the Lonely King deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 12× Put haste on the commander the turn it resolves — a tap ability is unusable otherwise
• 10× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 6× Put +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, or multiply the ones already there
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Grunn, the Lonely King

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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