From Krenko, With Hate by mysticocelot

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss, focusing on exponential Goblin token generation to overwhelm three opponents simultaneously through wide combat attacks or enter-the-battlefield burn. The deck accelerates in the opening turns using efficient ramp like Sol Ring, Skirk Prospector, and Springleaf Drum, deploying early Goblins to seed the battlefield. Once Krenko enters on Turn 4, haste enablers such as Goblin Warchief, Goblin Chieftain, and Thousand-Year Elixir allow immediate activations that double Goblin counts each turn. On Turn 5, the board reaches critical mass, triggering lethal damage engines like Impact Tremors, Witty Roastmaster, and Goblin Bombardment, or finishing on Turn 6 with an unblockable, doubled combat assault via Collective Inferno and Ruthless Invasion. While weak to board sweepers and enchantment threats, the deck delivers high-velocity pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Boggart Shenanigans
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fervor
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Foundry Street Denizen
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gempalm Incinerator
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin King
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Trailblazer
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin War Drums
  • 1 Goblin War Strike
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Legion Loyalist
  • 1 Massive Raid
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 34 Mountain
  • 1 Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Quest for the Goblin Lord
  • 1 Raging Redcap
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Ruthless Invasion
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer
  • 1 Smashing Success
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Sticky Fingers
  • 1 Stoke the Flames
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Torch Breath
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster