(6.50) MAGNUS, Herald of the Final Storm (0/0, ) by The.Witness

Format: Commander

Commander: Magnus the Red

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Izzet spellslinger strategy built around Magnus the Red. Its core plan focuses on establishing early creature token generators like Young Pyromancer, Third Path Iconoclast, and Poppet Stitcher on Turns 2 through 4. Once Magnus enters on Turn 5, each creature token reduces the generic mana cost of instants and sorceries by {1}. This cost reduction enables the deck to cast massive draw spells like Stroke of Genius and Blue Sun's Zenith for minimal mana. On Turn 6, the deck converts this massive card advantage and token presence into game-ending combat steps via Battle Hymn, Haze of Rage, Candlekeep Inspiration, or Shared Animosity. While the deck features strong resilience and explosive recovery lines, it relies on passing the turn with Magnus on board, leaving a brief window of exposure to opposing removal and sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Denied
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Blue Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Candlekeep Inspiration
  • 1 Capsize
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Culmination of Studies
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Deekah, Fractal Theorist
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Descent of the Dragons
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Frostcliff Siege
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Haze of Rage
  • 1 Here Comes a New Hero!
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Howl of the Horde
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Increasing Vengeance
  • 1 Ingenious Mastery
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Magic Damper
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mizzium Skin
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Murmuring Mystic
  • 1 Muse Vortex
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Retrieval
  • 1 Nanogene Conversion
  • 1 Nexus of Fate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Poppet Stitcher // Poppet Factory
  • 1 Prismari Pianist
  • 1 Prismari, the Inspiration
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Return the Past
  • 1 Rewind
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Silver Scrutiny
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Sorcerer Class
  • 1 Sozin's Comet
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Spell Swindle
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm King's Thunder
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Stroke of Genius
  • 1 Sublime Epiphany
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thassa's Intervention
  • 1 The Golden Throne
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Thranduil's Decree
  • 1 Tzaangor Shaman
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Witch's Clinic
  • 1 Young Pyromancer