John — The luck of Chaos by Necromogg

Format: Commander

Commander: Farideh, Devil's Chosen

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This Izzet deck is built around a high-synergy D&D die-rolling engine led by Farideh, Devil's Chosen. The primary strategy focuses on deploying Farideh alongside probability-modifying permanents such as Barbarian Class, Pixie Guide, and Wyll, Blade of Frontiers. By rolling dice with advantage, the deck consistently triggers Farideh's card-drawing threshold on results of 10 or higher while granting her flying and menace. Secondary payoffs like Feywild Trickster, Brazen Dwarf, and Vexing Puzzlebox convert every roll into board presence, direct damage, and artifact acceleration. The deck transitions into the late game by deploying heavy-hitting threats including The Locust God, Delina, Wild Mage, and Niv-Mizzet, Parun to overwhelm opponents in combat with evasive token swarms. While lacking instant-speed combo finishes or tutors, the list maintains consistent card flow through cantrips and commander triggers, relying on flexible spot removal and sweepers like Blasphemous Act to survive into its winning combat turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aberrant Mind Sorcerer
  • 1 Arcane Endeavor
  • 1 Arcane Investigator
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Barbarian Class
  • 1 Berserker's Frenzy
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brazen Dwarf
  • 1 Bucknard's Everfull Purse
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chaos Channeler
  • 1 Chaos Dragon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clay Golem
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Component Pouch
  • 1 Contact Other Plane
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Critical Hit
  • 1 Delina, Wild Mage
  • 1 Diviner's Portent
  • 1 Djinni Windseer
  • 1 Earth-Cult Elemental
  • 1 Ebony Fly
  • 1 Farideh's Fireball
  • 1 Farideh, Devil's Chosen
  • 1 Feywild Trickster
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Goblin Morningstar
  • 1 Hoarding Ogre
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Maddening Hex
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Netherese Puzzle-Ward
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Pixie Guide
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Power of Persuasion
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Ral Zarek
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reckless Endeavor
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Scion of Stygia
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorcerer Class
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Spiked Pit Trap
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stifle
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swarming Goblins
  • 1 Sword of Hours
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 The Deck of Many Things
  • 1 The Locust God
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Treasure Chest
  • 1 Underdark Rift
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vexing Puzzlebox
  • 1 Wand of Wonder
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard Class
  • 1 Wizard's Spellbook
  • 1 Wyll's Reversal
  • 1 Wyll, Blade of Frontiers