BR3: Saskia's Goon Squad by user3976473

Format: Commander

Commander: Saskia the Unyielding

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 58

Deck overview

This deck is a four-color legendary aggro and combat control build piloted by Saskia the Unyielding. The game plan focuses on deploying efficient mana accelerants and high-utility legendary creatures during the early turns, establishing both a wide attacker base and robust card-draw engines. Once assembled, Saskia enters to designate the most heavily fortified opponent, effectively doubling all combat damage dealt to open players directly into the primary target. The deck amplifies this combat output using extra combat steps, damage doublers, and asymmetric evasion while using goad effects to force opponents into attacking each other. Resilient on-board protection pieces like Boromir and Hajar safeguard the army from opposing board wipes, allowing the deck to close out games swiftly across Turns 5 and 6 through overwhelming, unavoidable combat pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorbing Man and Titania
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commercial District
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dihada, Binder of Wills
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Hajar, Loyal Bodyguard
  • 1 Heroes' Podium
  • 1 Invasion of Fiora // Marchesa, Resolute Monarch
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Jirina, Dauntless General
  • 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
  • 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • 1 Kethis, the Hidden Hand
  • 1 Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory
  • 1 Legion Leadership // Legion Stronghold
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
  • 1 Radha, Heir to Keld
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Reki, the History of Kamigawa
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Saskia the Unyielding
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Vraska Joins Up
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Éowyn, Fearless Knight