holy Mole-y, that's a lot of damage! by DrinkMoreToast

Format: Commander

Commander: Anzrag, the Quake-Mole

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Gruul aggro-combo engine centered on Anzrag, the Quake-Mole. The primary strategy leverages dense 1-mana ramp to deploy Anzrag ahead of curve on Turn 3. On Turn 4, the deck leverages Anzrag's massive 8/4 stat line alongside combat doublers like Temur Battle Rage, Berserk, or Xenagos, God of Revels to threaten immediate lethal commander damage. When opponents attempt to block, Anzrag's ability triggers additional combat phases, turning defensive blocks into game-ending chains. The list packs over a dozen low-cost protective spells—such as Tamiyo's Safekeeping, Heroic Intervention, and Deflecting Swat—to ensure Anzrag survives both combat damage and targeted removal. Secondary win lines utilize Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar to damage the entire table at once, or Aggravated Assault loops with big-mana creatures to secure overwhelming combat phases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bard Class
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Berserk
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Boreal Druid
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Decimate
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Gift
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Grand Warlord Radha
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Hajar, Loyal Bodyguard
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Infiltration Lens
  • 1 Invasion Plans
  • 1 Irresistible Prey
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Lure
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nemesis Mask
  • 1 Obscuring Haze
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Provoke
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shared Summons
  • 1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Sylvan Tutor
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temur Battle Rage
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thornspire Verge
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Time of Need
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Tyvar's Stand
  • 1 Unleash Fury
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Withstand Death
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Xenagos, God of Revels
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth