Speedball by Magic_Chef

Format: Commander

Commander: Speedball, New Warrior

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

Speedball, New Warrior commands an Izzet spellslinger tempo deck that blends Voltron aggression with passive burn. The deck focuses on deploying Speedball on turn 3, then leveraging his unique trigger: whenever a spell targets him, he gets +2/+2 until end of turn and you may choose new targets for that spell. This ability turns cheap pump spells like Blazing Crescendo and Run Amok into potent buffs while naturally punishing opposing spot removal by redirecting it toward enemy threats. Evasive Auras like Aqueous Form and Spectral Flight ensure reliable combat connections, while secondary creatures like Firebrand Archer and Guttersnipe apply table-wide pressure. The deck operates smoothly on a low mana curve backed by efficient counterspells and aura-based removal like Witness Protection. Because it lacks infinite combos, the deck closes games through sequenced commander eliminations and incremental burn by turn 10, remaining vulnerable to mass sweepers during its multi-turn combat window.

Decklist (93 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aegis Turtle
  • 1 Aqueous Form
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Boar-q-pine
  • 1 Chromatic Star
  • 1 Claustrophobia
  • 1 Cloak of Mists
  • 1 Combat Tutorial
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dazzling Denial
  • 1 Divination
  • 1 Encrust
  • 1 Essence Scatter
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fall of the Hammer
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Frogify
  • 1 Frozen in Ice
  • 1 Geyser Drake
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Goldvein Pick
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hawkeye's Bow
  • 1 Hobbit Hole
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeskai Runemark
  • 1 Kasmina's Transmutation
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Kindlespark Duo
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Make Disappear
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Might of the Meek
  • 12 Mountain
  • 1 Mulldrifter
  • 1 Octopus Form
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Pearl of Wisdom
  • 1 Phantom Warrior
  • 1 Quench
  • 1 Quick Study
  • 1 Renegade Map
  • 1 Rodeo Pyromancers
  • 1 Roughshod Duo
  • 1 Run Amok
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Shore Up
  • 1 Siege Smash
  • 1 Spectral Flight
  • 1 Speedball, New Warrior
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Sticky Fingers
  • 1 Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
  • 1 Suplex
  • 1 Tempest Angler
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Unsummon
  • 1 Utter Insignificance
  • 1 We Say Thee Nay!
  • 1 Wingspan Stride
  • 1 Witness Protection