Neriv Relentless Assault by fpepe1211

Format: Commander

Commander: Neriv, Heart of the Storm

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Mardu token deck led by Neriv, Heart of the Storm. The strategy centers on generating temporary creature tokens through the mobilize mechanic and attack triggers, then using Neriv's replacement effect to double all damage dealt by creatures that entered the battlefield this turn. Early turns focus on deploying efficient attackers such as Shock Brigade and Zurgo, Thunder's Decree or enchantments like Mardu Ascendancy. Once Neriv enters on Turn 5, subsequent combat steps generate waves of tokens that threaten rapid player elimination through doubled combat damage, supported by group drain effects from Brutal Hordechief and Mishra, Claimed by Gix. While the deck delivers explosive combat output, its reliance on natural draws, limited ramp package, and vulnerability to sweepers require careful sequencing of protection spells like Duty Beyond Death and Legion's Initiative to maintain momentum.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
  • 1 Always Watching
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Ash Zealot
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Boltwing Marauder
  • 1 Bone-Cairn Butcher
  • 1 Boros Reckoner
  • 1 Brutal Hordechief
  • 1 Burn from Within
  • 1 Butcher of the Horde
  • 1 Calamity, Galloping Inferno
  • 1 Chief of the Edge
  • 1 Chief of the Scale
  • 1 Cinder Barrens
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Coordinated Maneuver
  • 1 Dalkovan Encampment
  • 1 Death-Greeter's Champion
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Doomskar
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Eerie Interference
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flamerush Rider
  • 1 Flameshadow Conjuring
  • 1 Form a Posse
  • 1 Frontline Medic
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Grasp of Fate
  • 1 Hanweir Militia Captain // Westvale Cult Leader
  • 1 Hardened Tactician
  • 1 Impetuous Devils
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Kolaghan Forerunners
  • 1 Legion's Initiative
  • 1 Lightning Berserker
  • 1 Mardu Ascendancy
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Marshal of the Lost
  • 1 Mass Hysteria
  • 1 Mishra, Claimed by Gix
  • 1 Mizzium Mortars
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Neriv, Heart of the Storm
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Phyrexian Dragon Engine
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Shock Brigade
  • 1 Shocking Sharpshooter
  • 1 Sigrid, God-Favored
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Stadium Headliner
  • 1 Starry-Eyed Skyrider
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Tajic, Blade of the Legion
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Uncivil Unrest
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Will of the Mardu
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Zurgo's Vanguard
  • 1 Zurgo, Thunder's Decree