Gitrog monster

The Gitrog monster is an enormous frog that lives in the depths of Lake Zhava, which is located in the highlands of Nephalia on Innistrad, near the border with Gavony. With the arrival of Emrakul, the monster was severely mutated by the Eldrazi titan's influence, losing any resemblance to a creature of the natural world. However, by the time of March of the Machine, it appears to have lost the mutations inflicted upon it by Emrakul.
==Description==
As the madness in Innistrad grew, the villagers of a small village near the lake started to fear the monster which they knew from stories. They began to sacrifice sheep to the Gitrog, and later humans. In the end, most of the village was without occupants.
In addition to an enormous and powerful tongue, the Gitrog can control those who look into its eyes. This allowed it to even make one young woman kill her best friend.
When it became an object of worship, the Gitrog monster was effectively spoiled by the cult that worshipped it, not needing to worry about going hungry until the Phyrexian invasion of Innistrad.
==History==
===Phyrexian Invasion===
Life was good for the Gitrog Monster. Its cultists would bring it food or become its food. All was delicious and plenty, until the day that strange machines came to its lake. Machines that tasted awful and tried to hurt it. Knowing it was time to move on, the Gitrog Monster heaved itself out of the waters and headed straight for Thraben, where it found Thalia, the last survivor of her Cathar squad, about to be overwhelmed by Phyrexians. Seeing the potential for a new human to bring it food, the Gitrog Monster bowled through her besiegers, saving her. Then, it stood there waiting, and Thalia understood: it was offering to let her ride it. She does so and deals out devastating blows from its back, while it crushes enemies in its tongue's grip. Thalia doesn't control where the Gitrog Monster takes her and remains wary that, should the steady supply of invaders run out, she could become its next meal.
===Thunder Junction===
The Gitrog found its way onto Thunder Junction through an Omenpath between 4562 and 4563 AR. Denizens of the plane have been trying to wrangle the beast so they can ride it, but so far, their efforts have been futile.
==Planes visited==
*Innistrad
*Thunder Junction
==Gallery==
File:Gitrog SL.jpg|Secret Lair Drop Series: August Superdrop 2022 art
File:Gitrog Promo.jpg|Judge Gift art
File:Gitrog and Thalia.jpg|With Thalia
File:Gitrog and Thalia showcase.jpg|With Thalia showcase art
File:Gitrog and Thalia promo.jpg|With Gitrog monster promotional art
==Story appearances==
Title	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
 	Michael Yichao	2016-03-23 	Shadows over Innistrad	Innistrad 	Mia, Wilbur, Veryl, Lehren, Kalim, Olgard, Sarah, Kyle, Terrance, Verna, Ethan, Gitrog monster
==In-game references==
 
==References==
Category:Thunder Junction characters
Category:Frogs
Category:Horrors
Category:Mounts