Raph & Mikey by LoungingArchaic

Format: Commander

Commander: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This Gruul deck focuses on accelerating mana rapidly in the opening turns to deploy Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers on Turn 5. Because the commander possesses native haste and 7 power, it attacks immediately upon resolution, triggering a free polymorph effect that cheats a massive creature from the library directly into combat tapped and attacking. The creature pool is loaded with game-ending behemoths including Worldspine Wurm, Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, Darksteel Colossus, and Apex Altisaur. Supported by power doublers, extra combat steps, and resilient tramplers, the deck overwhelms the board and eliminates opponents over two combat cycles. Efficient protection spells like Not of This World, Bolt Bend, and Tamiyo's Safekeeping shield the commander during critical attack windows.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arachnogenesis
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Evercoat Ursine
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 14 Forest
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Giant Adephage
  • 1 Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
  • 1 Groundchuck & Dirtbag
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Klothys, God of Destiny
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Krang, Utrom Warlord
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Michelangelo, Improviser
  • 1 Migration Path
  • 1 Monster Manual // Zoological Study
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 1 Mossfire Valley
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nature's Claim
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Not of This World
  • 1 Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation
  • 1 Port Razer
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Quartzwood Crasher
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
  • 1 Raphael, Tag Team Tough
  • 1 Raphael, the Nightwatcher
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Rockfall Vale
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Shared Roots
  • 1 Skateboard
  • 1 Skyshroud Claim
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terastodon
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Titan of Industry
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Unnatural Growth
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vigor
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm