God of war by Spratte93

Format: Commander

Commander: Kratos, God of War

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This mono-red aggressive deck is commanded by Kratos, God of War, aiming to dictate the pace of the game through rapid commander deployment, forced combat, and explosive damage scaling. Casting Kratos on Turn 3 immediately grants haste to your entire board and double strike to your commander, quickly accumulating commander damage while punishing opponents whose creatures fail to attack. The midgame focuses on dropping asymmetric damage multipliers like Fiery Emancipation, Twinflame Tyrant, and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, which turn modest combat steps and passive end-step triggers into lethal threats. Disruptive permanents like Blood Moon and Uphill Battle constrain opposing mana bases and enter-the-battlefield timing. The deck finishes the table by chaining extra combat phases, spreading damage across all opponents using Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar, or stealing the table's army with Insurrection.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Ball Lightning
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Chain Lightning
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Curse of Opulence
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fanatic of Mogis
  • 1 Fiendish Duo
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Frontier Warmonger
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kratos, God of War
  • 1 Leyline of Combustion
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Molten Influence
  • 33 Mountain
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sawhorn Nemesis
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Uphill Battle
  • 1 Urabrask the Hidden
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor
  • 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
  • 1 War Room