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Ghave, Guru of Spores
BGWCounters & Aristocrats

Ghave, Guru of Spores Budget Deck

Ghave turns +1/+1 counters into Saproling tokens and back again. This build assembles counter engines and sacrifice payoffs that scale into an overwhelming board.

Commander Ghave, Guru of Spores · Legendary Creature — Fungus Shaman · MV 5 · $1.23

Best budget cards for Ghave, Guru of Spores - ranked by role

$23.29

Fits the $25 budget — 100 cards including commander (1 budget swaps applied).

Mana curve

Card types

Creature 56Land 37Artifact 4Enchantment 1Planeswalker 1

How this deck wins

  • Strixhaven Stadium

    Win Conditions — shares 2 mechanics (#activated-ability, #alliteration) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.42.

  • Vraska the Unseen

    Win Conditions — shares 2 mechanics (#activated-ability, #repeatable-crime) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.66.

Key synergies

  • Spike Soldier

    Commander Synergy — shares 8 mechanics (#activated-ability, #alliteration, #counter-fuel-pp) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.18.

  • Deranged Outcast

    Commander Synergy — shares 8 mechanics (#activated-ability, #gains-pp-counters, #gives-pp-counters) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.18.

  • Spike Rogue

    Commander Synergy — shares 8 mechanics (#activated-ability, #counter-fuel-other, #counter-fuel-pp) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.24.

  • Pentavus

    Commander Synergy — shares 8 mechanics (#activated-ability, #counter-fuel-pp, #gains-pp-counters) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.41.

  • Varolz, the Scar-Striped

    Commander Synergy — shares 8 mechanics (#activated-ability, #alliteration, #gains-pp-counters) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.45.

  • Novice Dissector

    Commander Synergy — shares 7 mechanics (#activated-ability, #gains-pp-counters, #gives-pp-counters) with Ghave, Guru of Spores's game plan at $0.13.

Complete decklist

Win Conditions (2)

Removal & Interaction (5)

Board Wipes (1)

Ramp (8)

Card Draw (8)

Protection (2)

Graveyard & Recursion (2)

Commander Synergy (34)

Lands (37)

Make This Deck Cheaper

$25.00

Suggested upgrades

Pricier cards that share this commander's mechanics. Add them as your budget allows.

Skipped for budget

Powerful in-identity cards deliberately left out — each one alone would eat a large share of a budget build.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Ghave, Guru of Spores deck legal in Commander?

Yes. Every build is exactly 100 cards including the commander, singleton except basic lands, within Ghave, Guru of Spores's color identity, and every card is Commander-legal — verified by deterministic rules before the page renders.

How much does this Ghave, Guru of Spores deck cost?

The $25 tier totals $23.29 (within budget). The $50 tier totals $33.26 (within budget). The $100 tier totals $49.42 (within budget). Prices are database values refreshed every 12 hours; live store prices vary by printing and condition.

Can a budget Ghave, Guru of Spores deck win games?

At casual and mid-power tables, yes — these builds include ramp, card draw, interaction, and real win conditions. They are not tuned for competitive EDH, where the mana base and fast combos cost far more than $100.

How were these cards chosen?

Role quotas (ramp, draw, removal, wipes, protection) are filled with cards sharing Ghave, Guru of Spores's mechanics and closest in vector similarity, then downgraded by price until each tier fits. No card is recommended just for sharing a word in its text box.

Prices shown are database values at page build time and change with the market. Card data via Scryfall.