Commander sample deck

The Thing, Ben Grimm Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew The Thing, Ben Grimm Commander shell for Counters, G role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — Human HeroCounters

74 missing cards; 26% owned

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderThe Thing, Ben Grimm

VariantMidrange

StrategyCounters

Confidence95/100

Missing estimate$851

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a The Thing, Ben Grimm build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from The Thing, Ben Grimm on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 10 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 25 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

The One Ring - $105.96
The Great Henge - $63.71
Tribute to the World Tree - $14.25
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - $37.71
Birds of Paradise - $9.09
Terrasymbiosis - $8.71

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Ancient Tomb, 1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Cavern of Souls, 1 Command Tower, 25 Forest, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 1 Glacial Chasm, 1 Karn's Bastion, 1 Opal Palace, 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood, 1 Tyrite Sanctum, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 War Room

Ramp (10)

1 Birds of Paradise, 1 Dragon's Hoard, 1 Elvish Mystic, 1 Everflowing Chalice, 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes, 1 Llanowar Elves, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Rampant Growth, 1 Rishkar, Peema Renegade, 1 The Great Henge

Card Draw (10)

1 Goliath, Mass Manipulator, 1 Harmonize, 1 Inspiring Call, 1 Ozolith, the Shattered Spire, 1 Staff of Compleation, 1 Terrasymbiosis, 1 The One Ring, 1 Tireless Tracker, 1 Tribute to the World Tree, 1 Veil of Summer

Interaction (10)

1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron, 1 Archdruid's Charm, 1 Beast Within, 1 Cankerbloom, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Insidious Fungus, 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape, 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion, 1 Origin of Metalbending, 1 Scavenging Ooze

Board Wipes (3)

1 Extinguisher Battleship, 1 Trailblazer's Torch, 1 Whiptongue Hydra

Protection (4)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Destiny Spinner, 1 Gaea's Gift, 1 Snakeskin Veil

Theme and Utility (25)

1 Avenger of Zendikar, 1 Banner of Kinship, 1 Beastmaster Ascension, 1 Branching Evolution, 1 Champion of Lambholt, 1 Cultivate, 1 Evolution Sage, 1 Forgotten Ancient, 1 Hangarback Walker, 1 Hardened Scales, 1 Innkeeper's Talent, 1 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger, 1 Kalonian Hydra, 1 Kodama's Reach, ...

Common questions

Is this The Thing, Ben Grimm deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.