It does not always punish them quickly
Greninja ex (132) The latest addition to the Greninja roster is a must-have for collectors
While there were several competing styles of Survival decks around the time of its banning, the one that really ignited the controversy was Calebs Vengevine/Survival deck that would quickly put all its Vengevines into the graveyard, then play a couple of Basking Rootwallas for free, leading to extremely backbreaking assaults (frequently in the air, thanks to Wonder) that were immune to most forms of interaction
Creatures (21) 1 Kokusho, the Evening Star 1 Bane of the Living 1 Thrashing Wumpus 1 Phyrexian Delver 1 Kagemaro, First to Suffer 1 Magus of the Coffers 1 Nirkana Revenant 1 Pestilence Demon 1 Geth, Lord of the Vault 1 Chancellor of the Dross 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One 1 Disciple of Bolas 1 Sepulchral Primordial 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel 1 Thief of Blood 1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet 1 Noxious Gearhulk 1 The Haunt of Hightower 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth 1 Rakshasa Debaser Planeswalkers (1) Lands (38) Spells (39) 1 Jet Medallion 1 Necropotence 1 Sol Ring 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Fellwar Stone 1 Gilded Lotus 1 Extraplanar Lens 1 Vedalken Orrery 1 Doubling Cube 1 Charcoal Diamond 1 Mind Stone 1 Coldsteel Heart 1 Gauntlet of Power 1 Damnation 1 Basilisk Collar 1 Everflowing Chalice 1 Repay in Kind 1 Exsanguinate 1 Caged Sun 1 Life's Finale 1 Exquisite Blood 1 Rise of the Dark Realms 1 Toxic Deluge 1 Necromantic Selection 1 Palace Siege 1 Deadly Tempest 1 Thought Vessel 1 Finale of Eternity 1 Arcane Signet 1 Nyx Lotus 1 Jeweled Lotus 1 Blood on the Snow 1 Haunting Voyage 1 Feign Death 1 Mask of Griselbrand 1 Undying Malice 1 Invoke Despair 1 March of Wretched Sorrow 1 Return to Action This was partially inspired by Carloss deck when I played on the Kingdoms TV stream last week
Its cheap enough to reliably get out turn 2 or 3, and its power only continues to snowball as the game progresses
Gruul also plays around with effects like Borborygmos Enraged and Domri Rade that allow you to reveal cards before putting them in your hand, but Im leaving those effects aside
