Norin The Wary by Venom1029

Format: Commander

Commander: Norin the Wary

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is built around Norin the Wary, leveraging his unique ability to exile himself whenever a spell is cast or a creature attacks. Returning at the beginning of each end step, Norin triggers enter-the-battlefield abilities up to four times per turn cycle. The primary win condition relies on assembling static damage engines like Purphoros, God of the Forge and Impact Tremors, amplified by token producers like Genesis Chamber, to burn down all three opponents simultaneously without needing combat steps. High-impact singletons like Confusion in the Ranks turn Norin's constant blinking into a repeatable theft engine. Supported by heavy-hitting backup threats such as Etali, Primal Storm and Ancient Copper Dragon, the deck applies relentless non-combat pressure. While resilient against creature removal due to Norin's evasive trigger and Purphoros's indestructible nature, the deck suffers from a lack of card draw and tutors, relying on natural draws to assemble its key payoffs.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abomination, World Ravager
  • 1 Acquired Mutation
  • 1 Act of Aggression
  • 1 Act of Treason
  • 1 Adrenaline Jockey
  • 1 Aftershock
  • 1 Akoum Hellkite
  • 1 Alpine Guide
  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Amulet of Vigor
  • 1 Anarchy
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Angel's Tomb
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Anger of the Gods
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arni Metalbrow
  • 1 Artillerize
  • 1 Aura Barbs
  • 1 Barrel Down Sokenzan
  • 1 Bash to Bits
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Beacon of Destruction
  • 1 Bedlam
  • 1 Betrayer's Bargain
  • 1 Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blisterstick Shaman
  • 1 Bombard
  • 1 Bot Bashing Time
  • 1 Breaking Point
  • 1 Burn Away
  • 1 Burning Anger
  • 1 Canyon Minotaur
  • 1 Captivating Crew
  • 1 Chancellor of the Forge
  • 1 Chandra's Firemaw
  • 1 Chandra, Flame's Catalyst
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Charging Monstrosaur
  • 1 Cinder Hellion
  • 1 Cinder Pyromancer
  • 1 Cinder Seer
  • 1 Circuits Act
  • 1 Coal Stoker
  • 1 Coalition Warbrute
  • 1 Confusion in the Ranks
  • 1 Convulsing Licid
  • 1 Daredevil, Fearless Fighter
  • 1 Electropotence
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 First Day of Class
  • 1 Genesis Chamber
  • 1 Hulk, Always Angry
  • 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Monkey Cage
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 27 Mountain
  • 1 Norin the Wary
  • 1 Pandemonium
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sai of the Shinobi
  • 1 Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stormrider Rig
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Warstorm Surge