No Dáin, No Gain by Boralin

Format: Commander

Commander: Dáin of the Ancient Halls

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Boros Dwarf tribal deck builds a wide board of Dwarves and Equipment and uses Dain of the Ancient Halls as a hasty payoff. Dain attacks the turn he enters and burns each opponent for the number of Dwarves you control, so every Dwarf token and lord increases both combat and direct damage. Equipment like Embercleave, Colossus Hammer, and Shadowspear turn any Dwarf into a lethal threat, while Bruenor Battlehammer and Puresteel Paladin make equipping free and draw cards. Magda, Brazen Outlaw acts as a hidden commander, turning tapped Dwarves into Treasures and tutoring artifacts. Secondary wins come from token doubling with Mondrak and anthem effects from Thorin, King of Durin's Folk.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Axgard Armory
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cadric, Soul Kindler
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dori, Bearer of Friends
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Duergar Hedge-Mage
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mauler
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Dwarven Recruiter
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin of the Ancient Halls
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Giott, King of the Dwarves
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hammers of Moradin
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Iron Hills
  • 1 Koll, the Forgemaster
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Long-Lost Lances
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Magnetic Theft
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Plundering Barbarian
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reyav, Master Smith
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Secret Tunnel
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunforger
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tataru Taru
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thorin, Company's Leader
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Warchanter Skald