New Untitled Deck by bamsax

Format: Commander

Commander: Starke of Rath

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red political control and theft strategy commanded by Starke of Rath. It leverages Starke's targeted destruction ability alongside untap artifacts like Thousand-Year Elixir and Sting, the Glinting Dagger to control opposing threats while exploiting donation mechanics. Utility cards like Homeward Path, Brand, and Bazaar Trader allow you to reclaim donated permanents or lock control of stolen cards permanently. The deck generates card flow through interactive engines such as Humble Defector, Khârn the Betrayer, and treasure-fueled draw spells. Midgame disruption is supported by single-target theft effects and sacrifice outlets like Goblin Bombardment and Helm of Possession to deny opponents their best creatures. The endgame finishes through devastating mass-theft sorceries including Mob Rule, Molten Primordial, and Insurrection, using opponents' own boards to deliver lethal combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bazaar Trader
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Brand
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Bucknard's Everfull Purse
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chef's Kiss
  • 1 Coercive Recruiter
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Dire Fleet Daredevil
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Expedition Map
  • 1 Feldon of the Third Path
  • 1 Firbolg Flutist
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Engineer
  • 1 Hideous Taskmaster
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Homeward Path
  • 1 Humble Defector
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Kari Zev's Expertise
  • 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
  • 1 Khârn the Betrayer
  • 1 Life of the Party
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Mass Mutiny
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mob Rule
  • 1 Molten Primordial
  • 34 Mountain
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Seize the Spotlight
  • 1 Share the Spoils
  • 1 Shiny Impetus
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins
  • 1 Spawning Pit
  • 1 Starke of Rath
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Stolen Strategy
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 Zealous Conscripts