Update (Bloomburrow) :
With the release of Bloomburrow, Ape Tribal is getting an upgrade!
In: Bloodroot Apothecary , Out: Gorilla Chieftain
In: Patchwork Banner , Out: Commander’s Sphere
In: Season of Gathering , Out: Glorious Sunrise
In: Stump Stomp , Out: Mountain
In: Hardened Scales , Out: Arni Slays the Troll
In: Scavenger Grounds , Out: Mountain
Bloodroot Apothecary works wonders in our Ape Tribal. Bananas we gift to our opponents are noncreature tokens so we can easily poison our opponents to death if they dare use them, or at least we can prevent them from using them until we eventually destroy them. Great synergy with our build!
Gorilla Chieftain gets cut because it is quite expensive for its stats.
Patchwork Banner is one of the best cards for Tribal builds as it combines ramp and tribal support. Being both a mana rock and a Tribal Anthem gives us amazing value for its mana cost. Of course it is a top pick for our Ape Tribal!
Season of Gathering is a great flexible card that plays many roles. It can act as card draw, mass artifact/enchantment removal and even a finisher. What makes it optimal for our Ape Tribal build is that we can combine some of the choices to get maximum value.
Glorious Sunrise gets cut because it plays a similar role but scores lower in synergy because it does not act as a mass artifact removal which is crucial for our build.
Stump Stomp takes the place of a Land and offers us a cheap removal option at sorcery speed.
Hardened Scales is a staple for +1/+1 counters builds and can really shine in our Ape Tribal as Kibo, Uktabi Prince places one +1/+1 counter at a time on each Ape/Monkey so it becomes a +1/+1 counters doubler.
Arni Slays the Troll gets cut because it was used mainly as a removal and with the Stump Stomp we got a free replacement for that, opening up space for Hardened Scales which is a great utility card.
Scavenger Grounds is a staple for graveyard hate.
Now you can buy the upgrade cards with a click of a button!
Updates are live in the featured Ape Tribal deck.
