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

1 board wipe pieces vs floor of 1.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderThe Thing, Ben Grimm

VariantMidrange

StrategyCounters

Full retail if you own nothing$675

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: 1 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 1 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 30 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

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

The One Ring - $110.57
The Great Henge - $64.20
Tribute to the World Tree - $13.98
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - $37.71
Birds of Paradise - $9.63
Terrasymbiosis - $9.21

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Boseiju, Who Endures, 1 Cavern of Souls, 1 Command Tower, 25 Forest, 1 Fountainport, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 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 Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist, 1 Dragon's Hoard, 1 Elvish Mystic, 1 Giant-Man, Gargantuan Genius, 1 Kami of Whispered Hopes, 1 Llanowar Elves, 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 Collective Resistance, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Insidious Fungus, 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape, 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion, 1 Origin of Metalbending

Board Wipes (1)

1 Extinguisher Battleship

Protection (1)

1 Snakeskin Veil

Theme and Utility (30)

1 Big Bertha, 1 Bloodline Pretender, 1 Branching Evolution, 1 Cultivate, 1 Evolution Sage, 1 Forgotten Ancient, 1 Hangarback Walker, 1 Hardened Scales, 1 Hercules, Prince of Power, 1 Hulk, Brutal Brawler, 1 Hulkling, Burgeoning Bruiser, 1 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger, 1 Ka-Zar of the Savage Land, 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.