xmas 26 by gruulnews

Format: Commander

Commander: Karona, False God

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This five-color Demon tribal deck uses Karona, False God as an anthem finisher and The Prismatic Bridge as a continuous engine. The deck runs a dense package of two-mana ramp spells and mana fixing to overcome the steep color and mana requirements of high-end Demons. On turns 4 and 5, it establishes discount engines or cheats permanents into play. By turn 6, the deck transitions into a lethal threat state using Be'lakor, the Dark Master for direct burn, Bloodthirster for multiple combat phases, and Ardyn, the Usurper for haste and recursion. Reanimation spells like Zombify and Breach the Multiverse ensure resilient recovery against board wipes. The game closes around turn 8 via overwhelming aerial combat damage and direct damage triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abyssal Harvester
  • 1 All Suns' Dawn
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of the Dross
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Be'lakor, the Dark Master
  • 1 Beacon of Unrest
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodcrusher of Khorne
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Bringer of the Last Gift
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chaos Defiler
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Coldsteel Heart
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Day of Judgment
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonlord Belzenlok
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
  • 1 Exchange of Words
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exterminatus
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fetid Pools
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Great Unclean One
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Herald of Slaanesh
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hidetsugu and Kairi
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Karona, False God
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Reflections of Littjara
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Savai Triome
  • 1 Seizan, Perverter of Truth
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Unsettled Mariner
  • 1 Valgavoth's Lair
  • 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vernal Fen
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Voidslime
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Zombify