Dain extra combat/ability trigger by madpepsimax

Format: Commander

Commander: Dáin of the Ancient Halls

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 39

Deck overview

This Boros deck leverages Dwarf tribal synergy and damage multiplication under the command of Dáin of the Ancient Halls. The core game plan establishes a board of low-cost Dwarves during the first four turns, generating supplementary resources through Treasures and Equipment. On Turn 5, Dáin enters the battlefield with innate haste and vigilance, immediately attacking to trigger symmetric burn against every opponent equal to the total Dwarf count. The deck then accelerates its clock using trigger multipliers like Roaming Throne and Windcrag Siege, flat damage increases like Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, or damage triplers like Fiery Emancipation. Additional combat spells allow the deck to close out the game rapidly on Turn 6 across all opponents simultaneously. The deck protects its engine using a dense suite of instant-speed defensive tools, flash equipment, and uncounterable creature casting.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Lighthouse
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Balin, Loremaster
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Celestial Armor
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dragon-Cursed Halls
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Recruiter
  • 1 Dáin of the Ancient Halls
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Fairgrounds Warden
  • 1 Fearless Liberator
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fighter Class
  • 1 Folk Hero
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Galadriel's Dismissal
  • 1 Great Train Heist
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Hammers of Moradin
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Isengard Unleashed
  • 1 Koll, the Forgemaster
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Plundering Barbarian
  • 1 Pre-War Formalwear
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shattered Acolyte
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Strionic Resonator
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Turbulent Steppe
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windcrag Siege