krenko by p05_

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 23

Deck overview

This deck is a classic mono-red Goblin tribal swarm deck commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss. The primary game plan focuses on deploying inexpensive Goblins in the early turns, casting Krenko on turn 4, and utilizing his tap ability on turn 5 to exponentially multiply the Goblin board state. By doubling the token count every turn cycle, the deck quickly amasses a wide board of 1/1 attackers. It leverages team pumps such as Castle Embereth and Goblin Surprise, extra combat phases via Full Throttle, and burn outlets like Siege-Gang Commander and Massive Raid to overrun opponents by turn 7. The deck features functional redundancy in Goblin creatures and basic burn removal, but it operates with minimal card advantage and limited protection against board wipes, making its execution vulnerable to timely interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Amonkhet Raceway
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Beetleback Chief
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Choreographed Sparks
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Cosmotronic Wave
  • 1 Courageous Goblin
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Draconautics Engineer
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Elder Auntie
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fanatical Firebrand
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Glittering Stockpile
  • 1 Goblin Balloon Brigade
  • 1 Goblin Banneret
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Cratermaker
  • 1 Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride
  • 1 Goblin Goliath
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Locksmith
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Rally
  • 1 Goblin Ringleader
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Surveyor
  • 1 Goblin Trailblazer
  • 1 Innocent Bystander
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Massive Raid
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Ornery Goblin
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Raging Goblin
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Romantic Rendezvous
  • 1 Scuzzback Scrounger
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shock
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Squee, Dubious Monarch
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Torch Courier
  • 1 Underfoot Underdogs
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Warren Torchmaster