Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant

Mana value8EDHREC#1,064

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The Commander

Trample

When Ghalta enters, put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Guide

Gameplan

Ramp into Ghalta as fast as possible, then dump your whole hand of fatties onto the battlefield for free when she enters, instantly overwhelming the table with a trampling army. From there you crash in with oversized green beaters and finish through chip damage, doublers, or overrun effects. Reload after a board wipe by recasting Ghalta and emptying your hand again.

Strengths

Massive tempo and mana swing: free-casting multiple creatures from hand bypasses their costs entirely
Mono-green gives access to the best ramp and biggest creatures in the format
Trample makes Ghalta hard to chump and pressures life totals immediately
Self-contained payoff—she rebuilds your board single-handedly after wraths

Weaknesses

Heavily reliant on having a full hand of creatures when Ghalta lands; an empty hand makes her a vanilla beater
Spot removal or bounce on Ghalta before her trigger resolves wastes your turn
Mono-green struggles with interaction, lacking counterspells and efficient removal
Vulnerable to board wipes since you commit everything at once

Key Cards

Cultivate — Cheap ramp and fixing that accelerates you toward an early Ghalta.
Craterhoof Behemoth — The premier finisher—dump it for free, then it gives your army trample and a game-ending pump.
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger — A huge creature you can free-cast that doubles your mana and starves opponents.
Greater Good — Turns your oversized board into massive card draw to keep refueling Ghalta's trigger.
Heroic Intervention — Protects your committed board and Ghalta from wraths and targeted removal.
Defense of the Heart — Tutors fatties directly onto the battlefield to set up the dump or just win on its own.

Upgrade Path

Tighten the curve so your hand is reliably full of impactful creatures when Ghalta enters, prioritizing bombs like Craterhoof Behemoth, Vorinclex, and Avenger of Zendikar over filler. Add fast ramp (Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Nature's Lore, mana dorks) to deploy her on turns 4-5, and include protection like Heroic Intervention and Snake Umbra-style insurance. Tutors such as Defense of the Heart, Worldly Tutor, and Green Sun's Zenith make the explosive turns consistent.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Overrun the table with Craterhoof Behemoth or End-Raze Forerunners after dumping your hand
▸Trample beatdown with Ghalta and oversized creatures over a couple of turns
▸Stack combat damage doublers and pump to one-shot opponents

Archetypes

Big Mana Stompy — Ghalta rewards ramping into huge creatures and slamming them down all at once.
Cheat Creatures — Her ETB puts any number of creatures from hand into play for free, ignoring mana costs.
Aggro/Beatdown — Trample and a wide board of fatties let you race opponents with combat damage.
Ramp Combo — Free-casting Vorinclex, Vigor, or other engine pieces enables explosive synergy turns.