Condiment Crusaders by Espers2Magicite

Format: Commander

Commander: Commander Mustard

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This Boros Soldier tribal deck leverages Commander Mustard to turn wide token boards into an aggressive combat finisher. The primary game plan develops early low-curve Soldiers and repeatable token producers like Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, Brimaz, King of Oreskos, Horn of Gondor, and Myrel, Shield of Argive. Once a critical mass of creatures is established, casting Commander Mustard on Turn 5 grants the entire army haste, vigilance, trample, and direct-damage attack triggers. The deck rapidly scales damage using stacking anthems such as Cathars' Crusade, Inspiring Leader, and Blade Historian, aiming to eliminate the table by Turn 7. Robust protection spells like Clever Concealment and Akroma's Will safeguard against board wipes, while Myrel, Shield of Argive secures combat steps from opposing instant-speed disruption. The deck's primary limitations are its lack of stack-based countermagic, light tutor access, and reliance on maintaining a dense physical board state.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aegis of the Gods
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archetype of Courage
  • 1 Assemble the Legion
  • 1 Ballyrush Banneret
  • 1 Bastion Protector
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blade Historian
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
  • 1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
  • 1 Captain of the Watch
  • 1 Cathars' Crusade
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander Mustard
  • 1 Cosmogrand Zenith
  • 1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
  • 1 Daru Warchief
  • 1 Deploy to the Front
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Field Marshal
  • 1 Firemane Commando
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Glory of Warfare
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Inspiring Leader
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Intrepid Hero
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lossarnach Captain
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Prava of the Steel Legion
  • 1 Preeminent Captain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rescue Retriever
  • 1 Reverent Hoplite
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Siege Veteran
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spear of Heliod
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftblade Vindicator
  • 1 Sword of Forge and Frontier
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tajic, Blade of the Legion
  • 1 Tajic, Legion's Edge
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 True Conviction
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Valiant Veteran
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner
  • 1 Veteran Swordsmith
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windbrisk Heights