Primal Genesis Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Cliffside Rescuer is a two-mana 2/2 Kor Soldier that sacrifices itself to protect a permanent. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds is a 3/3 Legendary Human Shaman for {R}{G}{W} with haste. Nontoken creatures you control have "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of target token you control that entered this turn." A three-drop in exactly the commander's colors that copies each new token, and the highest-scoring card the precon leaves out.

Doomed Artisan is a three-mana 1/1 that makes a Sculpture token that can't attack. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Neyali, Suns' Vanguard is a 3/3 Legendary Human Rebel for {2}{R}{W}. Attacking tokens you control have double strike, and whenever one or more tokens you control attack a player, you exile the top card of your library and may play it during any turn you attacked with a token. A four-drop that gives the populated Rhino double strike and draws a card.

Roc Egg is a three-mana 0/3 defender that becomes a Bird when it dies. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Quartzwood Crasher is a 6/6 Dinosaur Beast trampler for {2}{R}{R}{G}. Whenever one or more creatures you control with trample deal combat damage to a player, you create an X/X green Dinosaur Beast token with trample, where X is the damage dealt. A five-drop that turns every Rhino hit into another trampler.

Scaretiller is a four-mana 1/4 artifact creature that puts a land onto the battlefield when it becomes tapped. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Bramble Sovereign is a 4/4 Dryad for {2}{G}{G}. Whenever another nontoken creature enters, you may pay {1}{G}, and if you do that creature's controller creates a token that's a copy of it. A four-drop that copies each nontoken creature you play, and the copy is a token for populate.

Tahngarth, First Mate is a four-mana 5/5 that gets stolen by opponents when they attack. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Armada Wurm is a 5/5 Wurm trampler for {2}{G}{G}{W}{W}. When it enters you create a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample. A six-drop that makes a token for populate to copy.

Tectonic Hellion is a seven-mana 8/5 haste creature that makes players sacrifice lands. It is not a card Ghired decks usually play.

Gruff Triplets is a 3/3 Satyr Warrior trampler for {3}{G}{G}{G}. When it enters, if it isn't a token, you create two tokens that are copies of it, and when it dies you put +1/+1 counters equal to its power on each Gruff Triplets. A six-drop that makes three creatures, two of which are tokens to populate.

Commander's Insignia is a four-mana enchantment that grows creatures for each commander cast. It is played in about one Ghired deck in twenty.

Garruk's Uprising costs {2}{G}. When it enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you draw a card, your creatures have trample, and whenever a creature with power 4 or greater enters you draw a card. A three-mana enchantment that draws for every 4/4 Rhino token and gives them trample.

Soul of Zendikar is a six-mana 6/6 reach creature that makes 3/3 Beasts. It is played in about one Ghired deck in twelve.

Warstorm Surge is a six-mana enchantment. Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target. A six-mana enchantment that turns every Rhino token into a bolt.

Heart-Piercer Manticore is a four-mana 4/3 that sacrifices a creature to deal damage, with embalm. It is played in about one Ghired deck in nine.

Timeless Witness is a 2/1 Human Shaman for {2}{G}{G}. When it enters you return target card from your graveyard to your hand, and it has eternalize {5}{G}{G}. A four-drop that returns your best spell, and later makes a 4/4 token.

Voice of Many is a four-mana 3/3 that draws a card for each opponent with fewer creatures. It is played in about one Ghired deck in nine.

Outcaster Trailblazer is a 4/2 Human Druid for {2}{G}. When it enters you add one mana of any color, and whenever another creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, you draw a card, and it has plot. A three-drop that ramps and draws for every big token.

Slice in Twain is a four-mana instant that destroys an artifact or enchantment and draws a card. It is played in about one Ghired deck in eight.

Determined Iteration costs {1}{R}. At the beginning of combat on your turn you populate, and the token gains haste and is sacrificed at the next end step. A two-mana enchantment that adds a copy of your biggest token to every combat.

Trostani's Judgment is a six-mana instant that exiles a creature and populates. It is played in about one Ghired deck in eight.

Fires of Yavimaya costs {1}{R}{G}. Creatures you control have haste, and you can sacrifice it to give a creature +2/+2 until end of turn. A three-mana enchantment that makes every token attack the turn it arrives.