Talk About A Coin Flip by smirnoXx_

Format: Commander

Commander: Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 86

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive Izzet storm and combo deck led by Ral, Monsoon Mage. The primary game plan accelerates into an explosive Turn 2 or Turn 3 victory using compact combos. The deck leverages Underworld Breach alongside Brain Freeze and Lion's Eye Diamond to mill through the library and win with Thassa's Oracle or a high-storm Grapeshot. Alternatively, it can assemble an infinite hasty attack using Dualcaster Mage and Twinflame. Ral, Monsoon Mage provides reliable cost reduction in the command zone, lowering mana requirements across all spells and generating explosive mana when flipped into Ral, Leyline Prodigy. Supported by format-ceiling fast mana, wheel effects, and premier free interaction like Deflecting Swat and Fierce Guardianship, the deck protects its winning sequence while disrupting opposing attempts. It combines velocity, functional redundancy, and strong recovery to consistently contest high-power tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandon Attachments
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Brain Freeze
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Desperate Ritual
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Echo of Eons
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flow State
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Hex Magic
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Highway Robbery
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mind's Desire
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Molten Duplication
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Opera Love Song
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Quiet Speculation
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Romantic Rendezvous
  • 1 Sazacap's Brew
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Tavern Scoundrel
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Timetwister
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Treasonous Ogre
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vision of Love
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wheel of Misfortune
  • 1 Will of the Jeskai
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Wrenn's Resolve