Available in both Foil / Non-Foil finishing. His ability to catapult enormous threats onto the battlefield is unmatched, and his immense pressure can force opponents into several “do or die” situations over the course of a game. Zendikar Rising is full of exciting legendary creatures with great Commander brewing potential. I have italicized the part that changes Torbran completely from previous version of this ability. Angrath’s Marauders doubles your damage output and therefore halves your clock, and Fire Servant turns any of your one-off spells like Banefire into lethal bursts of damage. But that's not why Torbran is so new and powerful. Sandstone Oracle can refill your hand when you’re running low, and it’s particularly great to recur when you’re sitting down with a blue player! Battle Hymn is among the best options you can run, often netting you upwards of ten mana if you’re allowed to develop for a turn or two. Once you have a few tokens and Zada, Hedron Grinder on board, the deck will start to show its true potential. Here's another dose of that damage, and you'll deal even more damage! Spine of Ish Sah is a bit pricey, but not only does it deal with any problematic permanent you like, but it recycles itself! All Red damage was increased. Ichor Wellspring provides repeatable card draw that rewards you for both playing and sacrificing it, and Mycosynth Wellspring performs a similar job by ensuring you hit your land drops. I’ll be showing you the best mono-red commanders, how to handle the color’s impulsive nature, and how to do all of this on a budget. Did you dare try and touch one of my things or myself? And there you are! On the fourth turn. Sarkhan the Masterless presents another interesting option for something like Torbran, and a part of his text that hasn’t yet been touched on in this article: he also cares … Forked Bolt? Deal 3 or 4 to them! You have similar effects like Scab-Clan Berserker or Mondronen Shaman that may not always work, but when they do? Designs are printed using one of the highest quality photo printer. Once again though, ten damage for just two mana at instant if you've dropped a land. The new Adventure card is Fae of Wishes who is a faerie wizard creature card that is for blue deck players. You might be thinking that Torbran isn't that hot cakes. You shouldn’t be expected to do all of this great environmental work by yourself, and that’s why Goblin Engineer is willing to lend a hand. Your foe will now take a whopping 5 damage if they dared to drop a 2nd land on any given turn. All damage was doubled. Passion, emotion, and impulse can take many forms in Commander, but they almost always involve the most outspoken color in the pie. Embermaw Hellion? Her philosophy of “win by miles, or die in a blaze of glory” really fits the aesthetic to me. Young Pyromancer isn’t a goblin himself, nor does he make goblin tokens, but his affinity for fire will earn him an honorary spot among the ranks. Some other notable synergy cards are Manabarbs and Cinder Pyromancer , which help close out the game quickly with Torbran. Daretti is the king of the scrapyard, and he really shines as an artifact reanimator. Spawn of Thraxes can easily take a player out later in the game, demolishing even the healthiest life totals. Next up we have a new Adventure card that isn’t legendary but is rather useful for certain decks regardless. This is Manabarbs, and it was in the very first set in the game. 10/4/2019 If another effect modifies how much damage your red source would deal, including preventing some of it, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses an order in which to apply those effects. Heartless Hidetsugu + Torbran, Thane of Red Fell + Umbral Mantle. Burning Earth and Manabarbs might not seem like much at first, but the added life cost to casting spells can really add up. Commune with Lava scales well with the game, and can either fill a gap in your curve or set you up for one huge turn. Torbran triples the potency of these cards, but he is not necessary to get through many board states. I hope you enjoyed today's article! The best way to make the most of this is to sacrifice them for more permanent friends in your second main phase. So what better way to celebrate the loudest color than by using Sneak Attack as your commander? They don’t stay for more than one song, though, and will leave just as quickly as they arrived. It also gives you a number of other artifacts to help you recycle even more! For example, take Pyroclasm. Even if it doesn’t hit four-toughness creatures like Torbran, Thane of Red Fell or pumped up White creatures, it deals with pesky attackers while also sparing all your Rogues. This week, we’re seeing red! Both can be utilized to clear the board of problematic creatures, but can also double as damage to the face. You also have Furnace of Rath that doubles all damage that anyone would deal. Nature is a terrifying force, and it’s made even more menacing when a hundred-foot-tall god makes the most vicious parts of it lunge for you. But for them? But now? Searing Blaze, with landfall, is dealing 10 damage! I am going to take a deep dive into Manabarbs to set up where the rest of my list is coming from, so get ready. Any damage based Red removal will deal more damage to your foes. Purphoros doesn’t beat around the bush, but he will throw it at your enemies. Sometimes you need a sledgehammer instead of a scalpel, though, and Ryusei, the Falling Star is one of the most impressive ways to crush entire battlefields. If you’re playing a Voltron strategy, you’ll need to make sure you have access to protection and card advantage. Boros gives you damage doublers, with cards like Fiendish Duo, Goblin Goliath, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight, Insult, Furnace of Rath, Gratuitous Violence, Dictate of the Twin Gods, Curse of Bloodletting, Bitter Feud, Angrath's Marauders, Overblaze, Inquisitor's Flail, and Fiery Emancipation. If your foe goes to tap two lands to cast Counterspell? What’s your favorite mono-red deck? One such…. Top Combos. Cast this. P.S. Ugin’s +1 ability plays well with Nevinyrral’s Disk, and the -3 ability is a great source of reusable removal. If you wanted a Torbran Commander build, as an example, you could dip into some of the fun, Johnny combos we discussed earlier. Drop Chandra first on turn three, then Torbran on turn four, then tap and use and make a Chandra and use. Red certainly isn’t known for subtlety or longevity. Unlike some of the other decks, this one actually has an impressive 25 rares, with the customary single mythic in Embercleave . Not that it won't be a heavy deck regardless, but I can see blue just throwing "return to hand" spells at me just to get Torbran out of the way. It changes everything. Obosh is the newest Burn general and probably the least played one as it is very similar to Torbran except for one detail, it is Rakdos. Now I want to slide into more of a Commander vibe as we move further up the list. If you even look at me....take four damage. Dragon Mage is your Wheel of Fortune effect; it’s arguably better than the Reserved List all-star here, as it can also turn sideways. That's a lot of damage! Chandra provides really nice pressure, and then works nicely alongside cards like Castle Embereth, Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and Embercleave to quickly finish off the opponent. Hoarding Dragon can tutor up one of your large artifact cards to suit the situation; from Myr Battlesphere to Meteor Golem, there are plenty of unnatural disasters for you to choose from. Eidolon of the Great Revel runs into a similar steam as well for water. Searing Blaze is so good it's run in places like Modern's Burn deck and more. You can use cards like Dragon Fodder to build up a small army of little green friends, and Krenko, Mob Boss will help you to really bulk out the board. He's a powerful four-mana dork that can increase Red damage you are doling out to enemies and their stuff by 2 each. Let's take a look at my normal list, and I want to unpack a massive amount of powerful cards that are going to break him all up and down the block. As proxy cards are made from actual cheaper bulk common Magic the Gathering cards, they will still have the same back as the normal cards. This guy has a ton of potential, particularly in Commander, to change a game massively in your favor by taking advantage of cards that were meant to be synergetic. Don't use your fetch land on the same turn you dropped it or you'll take a Lava Axe to the face. 1 Tibalt, Rakish Instigator-Tibalt occupies an unusual space in the deck. These are both very powerful, because they will add to the Manabarbs and other effects. So nice, and Torbran can protect Chandra on the backside from folks that may want to swing into her and keep you down. What do you think of these commanders? Spellshock / Pyrostatic Pillar / Eidolon of the Great Revel. It’s more important than ever to be environmentally conscious, and one of the best things we can do is recycle whenever we can. They lose four life for each spell they cast, but you only lose 2. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames can come crashing in and cause wanton destruction, dealing damage to enough targets to cause a tectonic shift in the game’s balance. I also have a few ways to increase damage in other places in the deck. Legacy decks may consist of cards from all Magic card sets, any edition of the core set, and all special sets, supplements, and promotional printings released by Wizards of the Coast. Torbran's fun! Your opponents won’t be long for this world with any of these on board! Bogardan Hellkite performs similarly, but it allows you to be more precise with damage distribution. Which means that Torbran won't die with it. The advantage of going for a mid-range build of Mono-Red is that more of the powerful red cards in the format can be played.