Revenge of the Coin Flip by BigJawn

Format: Commander

Commander: Breeches, the Blastmaker

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet artifacts and spellslinger hybrid led by Breeches, the Blastmaker. The strategy revolves around deploying low-cost artifact ramp and token producers to facilitate casting two spells each turn. On each second spell, Breeches sacrifices an artifact to flip a coin, copying the spell on heads or burning any target for damage equal to its mana value on tails. Accelerators such as Etherium Sculptor and Enthusiastic Mechanaut reduce mana friction, enabling explosive turns where high-cost affinity spells like Thoughtcast, Thought Monitor, and Treasure Cruise are cast for negligible mana. The deck builds a formidable board presence using token generators like Sai, Master Thopterist and Third Path Iconoclast, before closing games through unblockable assault with Kappa Cannoneer, construct tokens from Urza's Saga, and pervasive burn from Reckless Fireweaver and Fiery Emancipation. While resilient against single-target interaction thanks to distributed token generation, it remains vulnerable to broad artifact sweepers and lacks proactive lock pieces.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Manufactor
  • 1 Academy Ruins
  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archive Arbiter
  • 1 Archway of Innovation
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breeches, the Blastmaker
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chromatic Star
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryogen Relic
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Detective's Satchel
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Edgar, King of Figaro
  • 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
  • 1 Enthusiastic Mechanaut
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Forensic Gadgeteer
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Geist of Saint Thalia
  • 1 Generous Plunderer
  • 1 Gleaming Geardrake
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Ichor Wellspring
  • 1 Inspired Tinkering
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Kappa Cannoneer
  • 1 Krark's Thumb
  • 1 Liquimetal Torque
  • 1 Malcolm, the Eyes
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Mycosynth Golem
  • 1 Mycosynth Wellspring
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nutrient Block
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Panther Robot
  • 1 Pinnacle Emissary
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prized Statue
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
  • 1 Sai, Master Thopterist
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scour for Scrap
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Servo Schematic
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silverbluff Bridge
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Spirebluff Canal
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tavern Scoundrel
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Thopter Spy Network
  • 1 Thought Monitor
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thundering Falls
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Turbulent Springs
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Uthros Psionicist
  • 1 Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  • 1 Vision Quest