Krenko by SinabonXIII

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 24

Deck overview

This deck is a classic mono-red Goblin swarm strategy commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss. The game plan focuses on deploying low-cost Goblins during the opening turns to establish an early board presence, casting Krenko on Turn 4, and activating its ability on Turn 5 to exponentially multiply the Goblin count. From an initial base of six to eight tokens, the deck rapidly snowballs into a lethal swarm by Turn 7, leveraging mass damage doublers such as City on Fire and Collective Inferno alongside pump effects to overrun all three opponents. The deck relies heavily on its commander to fuel its engine and lacks infinite untap loops or dedicated protection spells. While it features strong redundancy among low-mana Goblins and efficient burn-based creature removal, its reliance on combat damage leaves it vulnerable to board wipes and targeted removal. Without Krenko, the deck transitions into a slower, linear token aggro plan.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boneclub Berserker
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Burst Lightning
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Chain Lightning
  • 1 Cinder Strike
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Collective Inferno
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coveted Jewel
  • 1 Echoing Assault
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fanatical Firebrand
  • 1 Ferocity of the Wilds
  • 1 Field of Ruin
  • 1 Fire Prophecy
  • 1 Firebolt
  • 1 Fissure Wizard
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 Gempalm Incinerator
  • 1 Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride
  • 1 Goblin Heelcutter
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Medics
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Gristle Glutton
  • 1 Gundabad Opportunist
  • 1 Gut, True Soul Zealot
  • 1 HULK SMASH!
  • 1 Haste Magic
  • 1 Hellraiser Goblin
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 26 Mountain
  • 1 Mugging
  • 1 Open the Omenpaths
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Raze the Effigy
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Redcap Raiders
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rockface Village
  • 1 Searslicer Goblin
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skewer the Critics
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullcrack
  • 1 Slagstorm
  • 1 Snowslope Hunter
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sticky Fingers
  • 1 Sting-Slinger
  • 1 Subterranean Scout
  • 1 Sulfuric Vortex
  • 1 Suplex
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Tin Street Dodger
  • 1 Torch the Witness
  • 1 Wild Slash