<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/dave_rapoza">David Rapoza</a></h6>
<h1>Burning <del>Man</del> Dolls</h1>
<p>Hello, fellow brewer, and welcome back to <em>Brew for your Buck</em>, where we swap out the top 10 most expensive cards in a deck with 10 budget cards that add a unique twist. This time, we're building around our first mono-colored commander of the series! I had no idea this card existed as I was mashing the "random commander" button on EDHREC in search for inspiration.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Kumano, Master Yamabushi"></div></div>
<p>Turns out, the dude that <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Kumano Faces Kakkazan" href="#" target="_blank">faced Kakkazan</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has a really cool card all to himself! Kumano lends himself to being built around turning your mana into damage, with lots of ways to amplify that damage to make the most of the two-mana investment. On the flip side, we have a bunch of ways in the deck to grant him deathtouch, so get him equipped and ping your opponents' creatures into sweet oblivion. And it is oblivion too, since we get the exile clause built in to stop all of the graveyard shenanigans. Kumano's average deck comes at an insanely high $451.97, especially for a mono-colored deck. Our cuts feature some mono-red staples and a few niche cards for our Master Yamabushi (anyone know what that is?).</p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Deflecting Swat" href="#" target="_blank">Deflecting Swat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($58.06)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dockside Extortionist" href="#" target="_blank">Dockside Extortionist</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($57.91)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ruby Medallion" href="#" target="_blank">Ruby Medallion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($35.82)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Neheb, the Eternal" href="#" target="_blank">Neheb, the Eternal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($24.68)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fiery Emancipation" href="#" target="_blank">Fiery Emancipation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($24.61)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Repercussion" href="#" target="_blank">Repercussion</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($21.25)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Shadowspear" href="#" target="_blank">Shadowspear</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($19.20)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Goblin Sharpshooter" href="#" target="_blank">Goblin Sharpshooter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($18.48)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Jeska&#039;s Will" href="#" target="_blank">Jeska&#039;s Will</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($17.55)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Braid of Fire" href="#" target="_blank">Braid of Fire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($14.99)</li>
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<p style="padding-left: 200px; text-align: left;"><strong>Total Value of Cuts: $292.55</strong></p>
<p>Only one land would have made it into this list. I'm glad we don't cut lands anymore, because <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle" href="#" target="_blank">Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($21.60) is one of my absolute favorites. If you did just replace it with a basic, though, it would bring our total savings to <strong>$314.15.</strong></p>
<h2>Additions</h2>
<p>As I mentioned before, I had a bit of writer's block to come up with a deck for this one, but as soon as I saw Kumano it hit me like a freight train: <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s. Not only can we wreak havoc on our opponents' creatures but we can also ping our own for max value!</p>
<h3>Gobs and Dolls</h3>
<p>We'll start with the namesake card, of course. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.70) has been iterated on a few times, and we'll also add the newest one, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brash Taunter" href="#" target="_blank">Brash Taunter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($1.00). The best part about these two are that they are indestructible. Even if we ping them while Kumano is wearing an Equipment that grants deathtouch, they won't die along the way. They also make great blockers in the face of anything with a big butt that will be hard to ping down. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Coalhauler Swine" href="#" target="_blank">Coalhauler Swine</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.15) is able to simultaneously hit our opponents' life totals when we ping it, and if you're playing the deck right, the downside of us also getting bonked should be minimal.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Stuffy Doll"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Brash Taunter"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Coalhauler Swine"></div></div>
<h3><strong>RAGE!</strong></h3>
<p>Our next group of cards don't exactly work the same way as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, but more like a better version of the <em>Enrage</em> mechanic from <em>Ixalan</em>. First up, <span class="edhrecp__link side-by-side"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ill-Tempered Loner" href="#" target="_blank">Ill-Tempered Loner</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.36) will dole out damage like the dolls above, but this time to any target. When it flips, ALL of your permanents pass along the pings, which means you essentially double up any damage hitting one of the other dolls. The new <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon, Ronom Excavator" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon, Ronom Excavator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.23) can come down early for some quick hits but also can trade himself in for some good card selection later. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zalto, Fire Giant Duke" href="#" target="_blank">Zalto, Fire Giant Duke</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.12) can pack a big punch and can also speed through dungeons as each instance of damage dealt, which coincidentally is exactly what our commander wants to do.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ill-Tempered Loner"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Feldon, Ronom Excavator"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Zalto, Fire Giant Duke"></div></div>
<h3>Payoffs for Pinging</h3>
<p>Next we have two cards that pay us off for all this damage we're doing. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Knollspine Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Knollspine Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.46), while mana-intensive, can act as a giant one-sided wheel for us after we dome an opponent for a bunch of damage. With all of our damage-amplifiers, <span class="edhrecp__link side-by-side"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toralf, God of Fury" href="#" target="_blank">Toralf, God of Fury</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($2.20) is hard not to include. If you've never seen this card go off, just get a little bit of excess damage (which also gets amplified), and it's very easy to snowball into dead opponents. Speaking of damage-amplifiers...</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Knollspine Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toralf, God of Fury"></div></div>
<h3>Facilitating the Fire</h3>
<p>...<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fiery Emancipation" href="#" target="_blank">Fiery Emancipation</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> would be one of the best cards in this deck, it's just SO expensive. Fortunately, we just had a pseudo-reprint. Those of you paying close attention will notice we added eight creatures to the deck, making <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="City on Fire" href="#" target="_blank">City on Fire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($3.77) a lot easier to cast. Once this hits the board, we're throwing <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Strike" href="#" target="_blank">strikes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">bolts</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> if we have <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Heartstone" href="#" target="_blank">Heartstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>) with Kumano like Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, and once the game is over we can all sing a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rousing Refrain" href="#" target="_blank">Rousing Refrain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> ($0.69) of "New York, New York". Yankees nostalgia aside, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Rousing Refrain" href="#" target="_blank">Rousing Refrain</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an underrated card, repeatedly giving us a burst of mana that can be used even outside of our upkeep. Looking at you and your hefty pricetag, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Braid of Fire" href="#" target="_blank">Braid of Fire</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="City on Fire"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Rousing Refrain"></div></div>
<h2>Wrap Up and Savings</h2>
<p>How did we do on savings?</p>
<p><a href="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Picture1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-99434 aligncenter" src="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Picture1.png" alt="" width="364" height="262" srcset="https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Picture1.png 364w, https://edhrecstatic.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Picture1-300x216.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Nice! Yet again, we managed to cut the cost of the deck by 2/3 and gave ourselves a new angle of attack.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Death by a Million Pings" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
[/Commander]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Basilisk Collar
*1 Caged Sun
*1 Darksteel Plate
*1 Endless Atlas
*1 Fire Diamond
*1 Gauntlet of Power
*1 Gorgon Flail
*1 Gorgon&#039;s Head
*1 Heartstone
*1 Illusionist&#039;s Bracers
*1 Lightning Greaves
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Neko-Te
*1 Quietus Spike
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Staff of Nin
*1 Swiftfoot Boots
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Creatures]
*1 Angrath&#039;s Marauders
*1 Brash Taunter
*1 Burnished Hart
*1 Chandra&#039;s Incinerator
*1 Coalhauler Swine
*1 Embermaw Hellion
*1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
*1 Goblin Engineer
*1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
*1 Heartless Hidetsugu
*1 Humble Defector
*1 Ill-Tempered Loner // Howlpack Avenger
*1 Knollspine Dragon
*1 Leyline Tyrant
*1 Silverclad Ferocidons
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
*1 Soul-Scar Mage
*1 Stuffy Doll
*1 Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf&#039;s Hammer
*1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
*1 Zalto, Fire Giant Duke
[/Creatures]
[Enchantments]
*1 City on Fire
*1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
*1 Fires of Invention
*1 Gratuitous Violence
*1 Mechanized Warfare
*1 Visions of Phyrexia
[/Enchantments]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Chandra&#039;s Ignition
*1 Faithless Looting
*1 Gamble
*1 Mana Geyser
*1 Reforge the Soul
*1 Rousing Refrain
*1 Vandalblast
*1 Wheel of Misfortune
[/Sorceries]
[Planeswalkers]
*1 Koth of the Hammer
*1 Koth, Fire of Resistance
[/Planeswalkers]
[Instants]
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Seething Song
*1 Thrill of Possibility
*1 Tibalt&#039;s Trickery
*1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
*1 Wild Magic Surge
[/Instants]
[Lands]
*1 Arcane Lighthouse
*1 Buried Ruin
*1 Detection Tower
*28 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
*1 War Room
[/Lands]"></span></div>


<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Did I miss anything you would have liked to see? Are there any other cool, old legends that I don't know exist? Any cards you would have added to support the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Stuffy Doll" href="#" target="_blank">Stuffy Doll</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> theme? Do you know what a Master Yamabushi is? Let me know in the comments! And if you want more content, follow me on Twitter @BrewForYourBuck. I'll see you next time when we brew for your buck!</p>
<p><em>Please note: card prices listed in this article are accurate at the time of writing, but prices can vary over time and between locations.</em></p>


Brew For Your Buck - Death by a Million Pings

<h6 style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by </span><a href="http://www.andrewkmar.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Andrew Mar</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></h6>
<h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burn After Reading</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feel like your deck just is not coming together? Welcome to <i>Solve the Equation</i>, where we take a look at the numbers and see what's making your deck and in-game decision-making fall flat.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I love playing burn decks! There is something about slinging <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s at an opponent's face that's cathartic for me. Unfortunately, while burn is a viable aggro strategy in many other formats, it has long been an underachiever in Commander. The math gets a lot hairier here. Burn decks perform best when there is as little thinking to do as possible. Every spell is going straight at your opponent’s face. However, with 120 life points to whittle down, 3 damage feels pretty lackluster, and a singleton format means we can't even rely on the burn spells we need. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Well, what if I told you there's one burn spell you can rely on having in your hand? Come on! It's 2022, the age of power creep. The last few years have given burn a bunch of new toys which I think might just make it playable.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Damage Output </span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragon&#039;s Approach"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Lightning Bolt"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> shares some similarities with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The biggest similarity is, of course, 3 damage, but this spell hits <em>each</em> opponent. Our opponents each have 40 life, which means it would take approximately 13.3 <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s to kill our opponents. Admittedly, this is much worse than the 6.6 <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s it would take to kill an opponent in a 1-on-1 format such as Modern, but when you start to count how many Bolts it would take to kill off each opponent in Commander, 13.3 sounds like a perfectly fine starting point.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, what if there was a way to make our Approaches as efficient at killing our opponents as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is in Modern? For this we can turn to one of the game’s most broken mechanics: <em>Companion</em>. Legendary creatures with this mechanic can be played as your commander without any deckbuilding requirement. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obosh, the Preypiercer" href="#" target="_blank">Obosh, the Preypiercer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is the perfect burn commander and can leverage <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> better than any other deck.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Obosh, the Preypiercer"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obosh, the Preypiercer" href="#" target="_blank">Obosh, the Preypiercer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> doubles the damage that our odd-costed cards deal. 6 damage to each opponent for 3-mana is a <em>very </em>appealing rate. That's 18 total damage for 3 mana off of one card. That's a combined 15% of our opponent’s life totals, which is the same damage output of a single <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in a 60-card format.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">18 Damage / 120 Life (3 Opponents) = 15%</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">vs</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">3 Damage / 20 Life (1 Opponent) = 15%</p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Many Do We Need?</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time to break out the </span><a href="https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric"><span style="font-weight: 400;">hypergeometric calculator</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to figure out how many Approaches we want in our deck. It's always important when deckbuilding that we remember our goal. Are we going to beat the table exclusively with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>? Probably not, so we want to make sure we can at least get a free Dragon out of the deal! If we cast the spell approximately five times, let's see what we get.</span></p>
<p><strong>Without <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obosh, the Preypiercer" href="#" target="_blank">Obosh, the Preypiercer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">15 damage to each opponent (45 total / ~38% of your opponents’ life) + Dragon of our choice </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>With <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Obosh, the Preypiercer" href="#" target="_blank">Obosh, the Preypiercer</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">30 damage to each opponent (90 total / ~75% of your opponents’ life) + Dragon of our choice </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So we don’t actually need to cast this spell a ton of times to have a big effect, but we do need to reliably have the cards in our hand. Let’s imagine a hypothetical game that's expected to go about 10 turns. If we can draw, on average, approximately 2 cards a turn over those 10 turns, then by turn 10 we'll be 27 cards deep into our deck.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s take a look at the odds at different Dragon’s Approach counts:</span></p>
<p><strong>10 Approaches</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chance to draw 5 or more of the wanted card = 9.58%</span></li>
<li>Chance to draw exactly 5 of the wanted card = 7.25%</li>
<li>Chance to draw 5 or less of the wanted card = 97.7%</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>20 Approaches</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chance to draw 5 or more of the wanted card = 69.7%</span></li>
<li>Chance to draw exactly 5 of the wanted card = 21.8%</li>
<li>Chance to draw 5 or less of the wanted card = 52.1%</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>30 Approaches</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chance to draw 5 or more of the wanted card = 96.8% </span></li>
<li>Chance to draw exactly 5 of the wanted card = 5.99%</li>
<li>Chance to draw 5 or less of the wanted card = 9.16%</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>40 Approaches</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chance to draw 5 or more of the wanted card = 99.9% </span></li>
<li>Chance to draw exactly 5 of the wanted card = 0.421%</li>
<li>Chance to draw 5 or less of the wanted card = 0.533%</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">10 is definitely not enough, as the overwhelming odds suggest we won't draw enough cards. 20 is moving in the right direction, but a 22% chance of failing to draw 5 Approaches is higher than I would like. 40, on the other hand, nearly guarantees we draw the Approaches, but at that point we'll have more Approaches than lands and will barely be able to fit anything else into our deck. It looks like the sweet spot would be somewhere between 30 and 40 Approaches.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dragons are Approaching</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All that said, this is not simply a burn deck. One thing many burn players love even more than a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Lightning Bolt" href="#" target="_blank">Lightning Bolt</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a Dragon that can dish out even more damage. The exciting text on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is not the damage output; we want Dragons! The biggest pitfall a burn deck runs into is running out of gas, but once we cast enough Approaches, they can solve this issue. Plenty of the format’s best Dragons can draw us cards, gain advantage, or just do more burning in general, and we can get them for free just by pursuing our burn strategy.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Card Advantage Dragons</span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Knollspine Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragon Mage"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Approach spells don't add any card advantage on their own, so oftentimes the first Dragon we want to grab should be one that refills our hand. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Knollspine Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Knollspine Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - We're dealing loads of damage to our opponents, so this Dragon draws a veritable butt-ton of cards.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - Not only will <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> refill the hand, but it can also screw up our opponents’ plans. It's important to be careful with this one, because if opponents are low on cards, it could help them refuel, too.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Damage-Dealing Dragons</span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Balefire Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Drakuseth, Maw of Flames"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terror of the Peaks"></div></div>
<p>Our burn spells won't be enough to finish our opponents off, so we may want to grab a Dragon that can deal out enough damage to take us the rest of the way. We want to focus on odd-mana Dragons, since they'll deal double the damage with our commander’s ability.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Balefire Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Balefire Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - This card will clear one opponent’s entire board. One of the the biggest factors that can throw a wrench in our plans is an opponent who has a ton of creatures attacking us. This will quickly and continually take care of that issue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Drakuseth, Maw of Flames" href="#" target="_blank">Drakuseth, Maw of Flames</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - Just read the card. So. Much. Damage! And double it!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of the Peaks" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of the Peaks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - The next Dragon we bring out is really going to hurt. Plus, if an opponent tries to take it out, it'll cost them even more life.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utility Dragons</span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bladewing the Risen"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ancient Copper Dragon"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some Dragons will help keep our strategy going, including by bringing out <em>even more Dragons!</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bladewing the Risen" href="#" target="_blank">Bladewing the Risen</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - If one of our Dragons was taken out earlier, we can bring it right back.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancient Copper Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Ancient Copper Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></strong> - Our spells are expensive, so the more help we have on mana, the better. Not many Dragons can create more mana than this one.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">It's All Coming Together</span></h2>
<p>Time to flesh out the rest of the deck with some key support pieces!</p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cost-Reducers</span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ruby Medallion"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nightscape Familiar"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Locket of Yesterdays"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The biggest knock against <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is that it costs three mana. There are a number of cards that can reduce the cost of the spell and will quickly allow us to cast multiple spells a turn. What makes these spells stand out over a traditional ramp spell is that they apply the discount to <em>each</em> spell we cast in a turn.</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Dragons Aren't Enough</span></h3>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mizzix&#039;s Mastery"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thrumming Stone"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Dragons and burn spells aren't enough, sometimes we need a little extra push to take us the rest of the way. On the surface, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mizzix&#039;s Mastery" href="#" target="_blank">Mizzix&#039;s Mastery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> seems contradictory to this strategy, as it exiles the cards from the graveyard. However, sometimes you just need to push through a little bit more damage, and this spell can deal a boatload to just close things out. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Oh, and who could forget <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Thrumming Stone" href="#" target="_blank">Thrumming Stone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>? This artifact is getting a reprint in <em>Double Masters 2022,</em> which will hopefully make it more accessible. This card can potentially cast through an entire library of Approaches and win the game on the spot!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out the full deck here:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Obosh Burn" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Obosh, the Preypiercer
[/Commander]
[Sorceries]
*1 Blasphemous Act
*1 Browbeat
*1 Chandra&#039;s Ignition
*1 Crux of Fate
*30 Dragon&#039;s Approach
*1 Jeska&#039;s Will
*1 Mizzix&#039;s Mastery
*1 Night&#039;s Whisper
*1 Read the Bones
[/Sorceries]
[Creatures]
*1 Ancient Copper Dragon
*1 Balefire Dragon
*1 Birgi, God of Storytelling
*1 Bladewing the Risen
*1 Dragon Mage
*1 Dragonlord&#039;s Servant
*1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
*1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
*1 Guttersnipe
*1 Knollspine Dragon
*1 Nightscape Familiar
*1 Terror of the Peaks
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Chaos Warp
[/Instants]
[Enchantments]
*1 Dragon Tempest
*1 Harness the Storm
*1 Pyromancer Ascension
[/Enchantments]
[Artifacts]
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Locket of Yesterdays
*1 Pyromancer&#039;s Goggles
*1 Rakdos Signet
*1 Ruby Medallion
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Talisman of Indulgence
*1 Thrumming Stone
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
[/Artifacts]
[Lands]
*1 Blightstep Pathway
*1 Blood Crypt
*1 Bloodstained Mire
*1 Bojuka Bog
*1 Command Tower
*1 Dragonskull Summit
*1 Evolving Wilds
*1 Exotic Orchard
*1 Fabled Passage
*1 Graven Cairns
*1 Haunted Ridge
*1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
*1 Luxury Suite
*9 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Prismatic Vista
*1 Smoldering Marsh
*1 Sulfurous Springs
*9 Swamp
*1 Terramorphic Expanse
[/Lands]"></span></div></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>
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<p>What are your favorite burn cards in Commander? Is Obosh the best burn commander out there? I certainly think so, but the <a href="https://www.edhrec.com/themes/burn">EDHREC data shows it at 7th</a> for that dedicated archetype. Some of the more popular include <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Torbran, Thane of Red Fell" href="#" target="_blank">Torbran, Thane of Red Fell</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Toralf, God of Fury" href="#" target="_blank">Toralf, God of Fury</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Firesong and Sunspeaker" href="#" target="_blank">Firesong and Sunspeaker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Torbran, Thane of Red Fell"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Toralf, God of Fury"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Firesong and Sunspeaker"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Which one is your favorite? Is there a better <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon&#039;s Approach" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon&#039;s Approach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck? Let me know in the comments below.</span></p>


Solve the Equation – The Math of Burn in Commander

<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded" href="#" target="_blank">Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="http://www.ericdeschamps.com/">Eric Deschamps</a> )</h6>
<h1>Slip in the Back Door</h1>
<p>Greetings, everyone, and welcome to <em>Monomania Takes on Theros</em>. In this article series we build mono-colored decks as a way to explore ramp and draw packages that are synergistic with our particular deck’s strategy, challenging staples and misconceptions about the color pie. For the next few weeks, we're diving into <em>Theros Beyond Death</em>. I've been surprised by the number of mono-colored generals that have been packed into this set! Today’s commander is a new version of an old favorite. He's creeping around in the bushes, waiting for the right moment to call in friends and kick down the back door.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded"></div></div>
<p>Purphoros 2.0 is indeed worthy of his namesake. While <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Purphoros, God of the Forge" href="#" target="_blank">Purphoros, God of the Forge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of the most potent game-enders in EDH, Bronze-Blooded fulfills a few different roles and seems to perform them well. Just like the old Purphoros, this new Purphoros is as hard to kill as Steven Seagall. Not only is this commander indestructible, but when our devotion to red is less than five, it isn’t a creature—only liable to enchantment removal. Enchantment removal is, coincidentally, the least common form of removal in our format. In addition to being slippery, Bronze-Blooded combines two highly-desirable effects in Commander.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sneak Attack"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ilharg, the Raze-Boar"></div></div>
<p>This general is feigning <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sneak Attack" href="#" target="_blank">Sneak Attack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on a creature, an effect that is famously powerful and competitive in other formats. While the sticker price and activation costs are higher, Bronze-Blooded in the command zone gives us access to this effect at all times, allowing us to build around it. Outside of his <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sneak Attack" href="#" target="_blank">Sneak Attack</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> impersonation, the new Purphoros also has <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fervor" href="#" target="_blank">Fervor</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> stapled on. Even if we choose to hard-cast a hefty creature instead of sneak it in, it'll have haste. This Purphoros reminds me of a supercharged version of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ilharg, the Raze-Boar" href="#" target="_blank">Ilharg, the Raze-Boar</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, one of my favorite commander options from last year.</p>
<p>Bronze-Blooded has everything I look for in a mono-colored commander option: he's sticky, opens up a new avenue for a general in his color, and does multiple things well. We should be wary, however, of a few very specific words in his text box. Bronze-Blooded specifies that we may only sneak red or artifact creatures onto the field. That means no Eldrazi. While Kozilek, Ulamog, and Emrakul wouldn’t be superb here either way because their best effects trigger on cast, we will miss <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="It That Betrays" href="#" target="_blank">It That Betrays</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Artisan of Kozilek" href="#" target="_blank">Artisan of Kozilek</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<p>I’m already excited, so let’s jump in and see what we can come up with for this yet-to-be-released commander.</p>
<hr />
<h2>Surveillance Equipment</h2>
<p>There are two important concerns we must address while designing a ramp package for this deck. First, speed is our greatest ally with Purphoros. If we can power out our commander early, we can make a huge swing early in the game. We want a few low-cost ramp effects to reach five mana early. Second, our deck really wants to have the ability to cast our big creatures when necessary, so we want ramp effects that can help us leap up the mana curve. To fulfill our first need, I have included several mana rocks, including <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Fire Diamond" href="#" target="_blank">Fire Diamond</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Coldsteel Heart" href="#" target="_blank">Coldsteel Heart</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Star Compass" href="#" target="_blank">Star Compass</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Gilded Lotus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Nyx Lotus"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Extraplanar Lens"></div></div>
<p>To fulfill the second need, cards like the ones featured above will do perfectly. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gilded Lotus" href="#" target="_blank">Gilded Lotus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a staple of our format and can provide us with a steep mid-game power spike. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Extraplanar Lens" href="#" target="_blank">Extraplanar Lens</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is my preferred mana-doubling effect, but we could also consider <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Caged Sun" href="#" target="_blank">Caged Sun</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Gauntlet of Power" href="#" target="_blank">Gauntlet of Power</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> here.</p>
<p>The new <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Nyx Lotus" href="#" target="_blank">Nyx Lotus</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has a low floor, potentially only generating zero mana, but it could also potentially produce five or more mana. That kind of mana production will ensure that we can cast anything we may have in our hand under the right circumstances. I'm not overly fond of this card, but in this deck we can construct plays in which it is decent even without much <em>Devotion</em> on the field at the start of our turn. Consider for example, activating Purphoros twice in a turn to drop <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tyrant of Discord" href="#" target="_blank">Tyrant of Discord</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Avatar of Slaughter" href="#" target="_blank">Avatar of Slaughter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> onto the field. Suddenly we can tap our Lotus for six mana.</p>
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<h2>Getting the Gang Together</h2>
<p>To fully take advantage of this commander, we will need a potent card advantage engine to ensure that we actually have creatures in hand to cheat into play. Unlike most mono-red commanders, impulsive draw isn’t particularly powerful in our deck. Because <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded" href="#" target="_blank">Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> only abuses cards in our hand, exiling cards from the top of our deck doesn’t advance our overall strategy.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sandstone Oracle"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Knollspine Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dragon Mage"></div></div>
<p>These three cards play into our general’s particularities quite well, each drawing a significant number of cards. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sandstone Oracle" href="#" target="_blank">Sandstone Oracle</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an incredible card in mono-red. As the red player, we will almost never be the player with the highest number of cards in hand.</p>
<p>On any given turn, we can activate Purphoros once and drop a terrifying creature, hit an opponent, then sneak in a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Knollspine Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Knollspine Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to draw a fistful of cards. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragon Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Dragon Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> also acts as an extremely powerful wheel effect. At seven mana, each of these would be difficult to cast on their own, but with our commander, we can take advantage of these effects for three mana each.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hoarding Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Etali, Primal Storm"></div></div>
<p>In this deck we can circumvent the downsides of cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hoarding Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Hoarding Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Etali, Primal Storm" href="#" target="_blank">Etali, Primal Storm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, as well. When we sacrifice <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hoarding Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Hoarding Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> at the end of turn using Bronze-Blooded's ability, we draw the card we searched out earlier. To summarize, in addition to its flat-rate mode, this Dragon can act as a three-mana tutor that also deals four damage to something. Etali is also exceptional here. Whether we sneak her in or pay in full, we avoid her greatest weakness: the lack of haste. With Purphoros, we're all but guaranteed three cards off the top of our opponents’ decks.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Pilgrim’s Eye"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skyscanner"></div></div>
<p>Finally, creatures that can replace themselves fit nicely in this deck, especially as artifacts. Because we're naturally running cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirrorworks" href="#" target="_blank">Mirrorworks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, this type of effect is a low-risk option that can turn into a decent little engine. Putting one of these under a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mimic Vat" href="#" target="_blank">Mimic Vat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be a good mid-game option to keep up on cards in red.</p>
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<h2><strong>The Deck</strong></h2>
<p>Now that we have strategies for ramping and drawing, let’s put it all together and see how we’ll make this new Purphoros sing and how he’ll compete with his stellar previous iteration. As always, season to taste.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Erratic Portal"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Flameshadow Conjuring"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Warstorm Surge"></div></div>
<p>Among the other notable inclusions, we have cards that try to minimize the downside of sacrificing our giant monsters at the end of turn. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Erratic Portal" href="#" target="_blank">Erratic Portal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for one, can allow us to return our most powerful Purphoros targets to our hand, allowing us to reuse threats each turn. While only a one-shot effect, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ancestral Statue" href="#" target="_blank">Ancestral Statue</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can fill a similar role and help us double up on important creatures. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sundial of the Infinite" href="#" target="_blank">Sundial of the Infinite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can keep the creatures in play by ending the urn in response to Purphoros's sacrifice trigger at the end of the turn! Meanwhile, cards like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flameshadow Conjuring" href="#" target="_blank">Flameshadow Conjuring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Minion Reflector" href="#" target="_blank">Minion Reflector</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mimic Vat" href="#" target="_blank">Mimic Vat</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are powerhouses here. Whenever we sneak in a big creature, we can duplicate it for a low cost. Finally, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Warstorm Surge" href="#" target="_blank">Warstorm Surge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is one of our more powerful game-ending effects in this deck and will help us dome our opponents for large chunks of damage at a time.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Sneakers and Creepers" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander]
*1 Purphoros, Bronze-Blooded
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
*1 Dockside Extortionist
*1 Filigree Familiar
*1 Pilgrim&#039;s Eye
*1 Skittering Surveyor
*1 Skyscanner
*1 Ancestral Statue
*1 Solemn Simulacrum
*1 Cavalier of Flame
*1 Clone Shell
*1 Hoarding Dragon
*1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
*1 Malignus
*1 Mindclaw Shaman
*1 Duplicant
*1 Etali, Primal Storm
*1 Fiendish Duo
*1 Ryusei, the Falling Star
*1 Scourge of the Throne
*1 Wurmcoil Engine
*1 Balefire Dragon
*1 Dragon Mage
*1 Knollspine Dragon
*1 Meteor Golem
*1 Myr Battlesphere
*1 Sandstone Oracle
*1 Spawn of Thraxes
*1 Terror of Mount Velus
*1 Tyrant of Discord
*1 Avatar of Slaughter
[/Creatures]
[Instants]
*1 Arcbond
*1 Chaos Warp
*1 Savage Beating
[/Instants]
[Sorceries]
*1 Vandalblast
*1 Chain Reaction
*1 Relentless Assault
*1 World at War
*1 Blasphemous Act
[/Sorceries]
[Artifacts]
*1 Sol Ring
*1 Wayfarer&#039;s Bauble
*1 Arcane Signet
*1 Coldsteel Heart
*1 Fire Diamond
*1 Mind Stone
*1 Star Compass
*1 Thaumatic Compass
*1 Treasure Map
*1 Extraplanar Lens
*1 Mimic Vat
*1 Victory Chimes
*1 Sundial of the Infinite
*1 Erratic Portal
*1 Nyx Lotus
*1 Panharmonicon
*1 Thran Dynamo
*1 Gilded Lotus
*1 Minion Reflector
*1 Mirrorworks
[/Artifacts]
[Enchantments]
*1 Tectonic Reformation
*1 Aggravated Assault
*1 Flameshadow Conjuring
*1 Mirror March
*1 Warstorm Surge
[/Enchantments]
[Lands]
*1 Arch of Orazca
*1 Desert of the Fervent
*1 Forgotten Cave
*1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
*1 Rogue&#039;s Passage
*1 Scrying Sheets
*1 Smoldering Crater
*26 Snow-Covered Mountain
*1 Spinerock Knoll
*1 Zoetic Cavern
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<p>So what do you all think? Have you built a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Purphoros, God of the Forge" href="#" target="_blank">Purphoros, God of the Forge</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck before? Does this Bronze-Blooded God excite you enough to build a deck? What sorts of creatures would you want to abuse? What did I miss? Let me know in the comments below! Remember to EDHREC responsibly: always dig a little beyond the statistics. I’ll see you all on down the road.</p>


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