King under the mountain by FREAKWOOD

Format: Commander

Commander: Thorin, King of Durin's Folk

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This Boros deck is led by Thorin, King of Durin's Folk, centering on go-wide Dwarf tribal synergy amplified by artifact tokens and Equipment. The early game focuses on deploying low-mana Dwarves such as Dwalin, Weaponmaster and Kíli the Resourceful while developing mana rocks to curve into Thorin on Turn 4 or 5. Once Thorin enters, every subsequent Dwarf contributes to a growing Treasure hoard, which simultaneously pumps the power of the entire Dwarf army. Mid-game turns leverage mass anthems like Shared Animosity and unblockable goad effects like Taunt from the Rampart to crack open opposing defenses. While the deck boasts high internal synergy, rapid recovery via equipment, and solid standalone threats like Smaug the Magnificent and Balin, Loremaster, it relies heavily on combat damage and remains susceptible to repeated sweepers and exile removal.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Balin, Loremaster
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bearded Axe
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloudshift
  • 1 Cloudstone Curio
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mattock
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Gandalf the White
  • 1 Ghost Quarter
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Iron Hills
  • 1 Iron Hills Blacksmith
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lost to Legend
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Slip On the Ring
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Stone by Sunlight
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Sword of Hearth and Home
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights
  • 1 Óin the Brave