Who let the dogs out by Aldavon

Format: Commander

Commander: Saskia the Unyielding

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is a four-color kindred aggro build that combines Dog tribal synergies with wide token generation and high-impact anthems. Led by Saskia the Unyielding, the strategy aims to establish a board of canine attackers and token doublers before deploying overwhelming combat buffs. Cards like Beastmaster Ascension, Cathars' Crusade, Mondrak, Glory Dominus, and Craterhoof Behemoth transform small creature swarms into lethal threats. Saskia amplifies this pressure by targeting a key opponent, effectively doubling combat damage output and allowing the deck to eliminate multiple players simultaneously. While the deck possesses explosive damage potential and resilient anti-wipe protection like Heroic Intervention and Boros Charm, it carries minimal reactive interaction and relies on natural card flow rather than tutor chains. The deck functions best when establishing early board presence, curving into token engines, and executing a coordinated combat push between Turns 6 and 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arbor Adherent
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 District Mascot
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Enduring Courage
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Firdoch Core
  • 1 Flickering Hound
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Generous Pup
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Harmonize
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kindred Charge
  • 1 Kindred Dominance
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Komainu Battle Armor
  • 1 Kroxa and Kunoros
  • 1 Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
  • 1 Legion Loyalty
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Lucky the Pizza Dog
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Mischievous Pup
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mongrel Pack
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 New Generation's Technique
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Pack Leader
  • 1 Pako, Arcane Retriever
  • 1 Parallel Lives
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pet Avengers
  • 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
  • 16 Plains
  • 1 Preposterous Proportions
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Rin and Seri, Inseparable
  • 1 Saskia the Unyielding
  • 1 Selfless Savior
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Supply Runners
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Tanuki Transplanter
  • 1 Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
  • 1 Underworld Cerberus
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Scrappy Stray