Holy Gobos! by Dork6660

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

This deck is a classic mono-red Goblin swarm strategy commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss. Its primary goal is to establish early Goblin board presence with low-cost creatures and token makers like Dragon Fodder and Goblin Instigator, deploy Krenko on Turn 4, and activate his tap ability on Turn 5. By Turn 6, exponential token multiplication generates an overwhelming army of 1/1 Goblins that can close the game via wide combat attacks, mass pump effects like Trumpet Blast, or passive burn from Impact Tremors and Hobgoblin Bandit Lord. The deck features direct burn and artifact destruction to disrupt opposing blockers and utility artifacts. However, running only 30 basic lands with no fast mana rocks, zero tutors, and no protective spells makes the deck vulnerable to board wipes and mana stalls.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Act of Treason
  • 1 Anaba Shaman
  • 1 Barrage of Expendables
  • 1 Bestial Fury
  • 1 Boggart Brute
  • 1 Boneclub Berserker
  • 1 Boulderfall
  • 1 Bumi Bash
  • 1 Burn Away
  • 1 Burn Bright
  • 1 Cavalcade of Calamity
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Curse of the Pierced Heart
  • 1 Daggersail Aeronaut
  • 1 Dawn-Blessed Pennant
  • 1 Deface
  • 1 Demolish
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Extra Arms
  • 1 Fall of the Hammer
  • 1 Fire Juggler
  • 1 Firebending Lesson
  • 1 Foundry Street Denizen
  • 1 Gathering Stone
  • 1 Gluttonous Cyclops
  • 1 Goblin Balloon Brigade
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Motivator
  • 1 Goblin Spelunkers
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Homing Lightning
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lavastep Raider
  • 1 Lightning Blast
  • 1 Lightning Diadem
  • 1 Lightning Surge
  • 1 Lightning Talons
  • 1 Mirrormind Crown
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Nettle Drone
  • 1 Orcish Oriflamme
  • 1 Ordeal of Purphoros
  • 1 Portent of Betrayal
  • 1 Rage of Purphoros
  • 1 Raging Goblin
  • 1 Raging Goblinoids
  • 1 Retreat to Valakut
  • 1 Rodeo Pyromancers
  • 1 Rooftop Percher
  • 1 Searing Spear
  • 1 Shock
  • 1 Skullcrack
  • 1 Smash
  • 1 Smelt
  • 1 Sourbread Auntie
  • 1 Spark Jolt
  • 1 Spikeshot Goblin
  • 1 Starfall
  • 1 Stonefury
  • 1 Structural Collapse
  • 1 Trumpet Blast
  • 1 Tunneling Geopede
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Hammer
  • 1 Zap