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Format: Commander

Commander: Dáin of the Ancient Halls

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

Dáin of the Ancient Halls leads an aggressive Boros Dwarf tribal deck that converts wide creature boards into direct noncombat burn. The deck builds momentum across turns 1 to 4 by deploying efficient Dwarf creatures, equipment, and ramp. On Turn 5, casting Dáin allows him to attack immediately due to his innate haste and vigilance, dealing direct damage to each opponent based on your Dwarf count. On Turn 6, the deck escalates into a lethal threat by pairing Dáin with damage amplifiers like Fiery Emancipation and Collective Inferno, or chaining extra combat steps via Relentless Assault and Seize the Day. Engines such as Kíli the Resourceful and Virtue of Courage ensure steady card advantage, while efficient protection spells including Flare of Fortitude and Dawn's Truce safeguard your army against removal. Operating without infinite loops, the deck systematically eliminates all three opponents by Turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artist's Talent
  • 1 Balin, Loremaster
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Bruenor Battlehammer
  • 1 Cadric, Soul Kindler
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cool but Rude
  • 1 Cosmic Cube
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Desert Were-Worm
  • 1 Dragon's Desire
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mauler
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin of the Ancient Halls
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Fields of Strife
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fight to the Death
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Get Lost
  • 1 Giott, King of the Dwarves
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Iron Hills
  • 1 Iron Man Armor
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Loki's Scepter
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lorehold Archivist // Restore Relic
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Moonsilver Spear
  • 14 Mountain
  • 1 Needle Spires
  • 1 Ori, Plate Stacker
  • 1 Overmaster
  • 13 Plains
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Season of the Bold
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Super-Soldier Serum
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Tectonic Giant
  • 1 Territory Forge
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin, Company's Leader
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag