Tannuk, Memorial Ensign 
Legendary Creature — Kavu Pilot · Edge of Eternities
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, Tannuk deals 1 damage to each opponent. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, draw a card.
Plays well with: Lands, Card draw, Card advantage, Multiplayer, Value engine
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📖 How to build Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign is a Gruul creature whose landfall ability turns each land drop into a small clock. Whenever a land you control enters, Tannuk deals 1 damage to each opponent, and if that is the second time the ability has resolved this turn, you draw a card. The game plan is to make multiple land entries each turn, steadily pinging opponents while turning extra lands into cards.
Build around effects that put more lands onto the battlefield. Cultivate, Farseek, Nature's Lore, Rampant Growth, Three Visits, and Kodama's Reach all ramp lands in, which triggers Tannuk and helps reach the second landfall of the turn. Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves add early mana to cast more spells. Heroic Intervention, Blasphemous Act, Beast Within, and Chaos Warp can help protect your board or answer threats.
Watch out for slow damage, since each trigger deals only 1 damage, so Tannuk rarely wins on its own. The card draw happens only once per turn, and reaching the second land entry depends on having lands in hand or ramp available. As a legendary creature, Tannuk is also vulnerable to removal, so keep backup threats ready.
Deck guide written with AI assistance based on the card's rules text.
🔗 Lands synergy
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$164.54🔗 Card draw synergy
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$9.73🧩 Top staples for this deck
✔️ Auto-includes (you probably already run these): Sol Ring, Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Exotic Orchard, Reliquary Tower, Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Path of Ancestry.
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$33.79🪙 Budget picks (under $2€2)
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Gruul · $0.28Staples are based on how often cards are played in Commander overall (popularity data via Scryfall/EDHREC) and filtered to this commander's colors. Synergy picks match the commander's rules text.