Kratos by TastyBurgr

Format: Commander

Commander: Kratos, God of War

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red aggressive combat deck led by Kratos, God of War. The strategy blends Voltron commander damage, forced-combat goad effects, and damage amplification to eliminate opponents in rapid succession. Kratos, God of War provides a built-in double strike clock and grants universal haste, while punishing players at end of turn for holding back blockers. Supporting equipment such as Blackblade Reforged and Bloodforged Battle-Axe scales Kratos's power quickly, allowing lethal commander damage strikes. Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar and damage doublers like Furnace of Rath and Dictate of the Twin Gods translate single-target swings into table-wide pressure. Meanwhile, pillowfort and forced-combat tools like Silent Arbiter, Crawlspace, and Disrupt Decorum prevent crackbacks and channel incoming attacks toward opponents. The deck features deflection spells and indestructible equipment to protect its commander, though it remains vulnerable to non-damage board wipes and relies on rummage spells rather than raw card advantage engines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agitator Ant
  • 1 Ajani's Anguish
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Angel's Trumpet
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Cori-Steel Cutter
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Descent into Avernus
  • 1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fanatic of Mogis
  • 1 Fiery Confluence
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Furnace of Rath
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gornog, the Red Reaper
  • 1 Grab the Prize
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
  • 1 Inventor's Axe
  • 1 Kargan Intimidator
  • 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kratos, God of War
  • 1 Magnetic Theft
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
  • 1 Monstrous Rage
  • 31 Mountain
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Pain for All
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Reverberate
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Star of Extinction
  • 1 Sticky Fingers
  • 1 Sword of the Chosen
  • 1 The Sound of Drums
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage
  • 1 Toralf, God of Fury // Toralf's Hammer
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urabrask the Hidden
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vessel of Volatility
  • 1 World at War