goblin storm by dongrzechu

Format: Commander

Commander: Zada, Hedron Grinder

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red spellslinger storm engine commanded by Zada, Hedron Grinder. The strategy revolves around deploying cheap goblin tokens and small creatures during the opening turns, then casting Zada and targeting her with inexpensive single-target cantrips. Zada's ability replicates these spells for every creature on the board, converting 1-mana cantrips into massive card-draw bursts of 4 to 10+ cards. As the deck cycles through its library, creature-based rituals like Battle Hymn and Brightstone Ritual, alongside engines like Storm-Kiln Artist and Birgi, God of Storytelling, generate explosive mana surpluses. The deck typically wins in a single turn on Turn 4 by pumping the board with Haze of Rage, Ancestral Anger, and Fists of Flame for lethal trample combat, or draining the table with Impact Tremors and General Kreat, the Boltbringer. While blisteringly fast, the deck relies heavily on its commander and creature tokens, making it vulnerable to well-timed removal and sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancestors' Aid
  • 1 Ancestral Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Broadside Bombardiers
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Crimson Wisps
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
  • 1 Dwarven Mine
  • 1 Electroduplicate
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Expedite
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fists of Flame
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Flick a Coin
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Haze of Rage
  • 1 Hex Magic
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 22 Mountain
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Reckless Ransacking
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Renegade Tactics
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Young Pyromancer
  • 1 Zada, Hedron Grinder