The Red God by Leikur

Format: Commander

Commander: Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red burn and spellslinger strategy commanded by Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might. The primary game plan revolves around deploying low-cost pinger creatures and artifacts early, resolving Ojer Axonil on Turn 4, and utilizing his static ability to amplify every 1-damage instance up to his power (4 base). By combining temporary power-doubling spells like Unleash Fury and Bulk Up with cheap red spells, the deck turns minor triggers into massive multi-target bursts. Rituals and magecraft engines like Storm-Kiln Artist provide the mana velocity needed to string together multiple spells in a single turn. Punitive enchantments like Manabarbs heavily punish opponents for tapping lands, while equipment like Commander's Plate and Mithril Coat protect Ojer Axonil. If disrupted, Ojer's built-in recursion as Temple of Power offers resilient recovery to close out games rapidly.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Chandra, Dressed to Kill
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dragon Mantle
  • 1 Earthquake
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 End the Festivities
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Fiery Confluence
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Grab the Prize
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Gut Shot
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Manabarbs
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 36 Mountain
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Rampaging Ferocidon
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Shivan Gorge
  • 1 Shock
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spear Spewer
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Unleash Fury
  • 1 Unruly Catapult
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Fallout
  • 1 Zo-Zu the Punisher