Hex Slinger by Varek

Format: Commander

Commander: The Scarlet Witch

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red spellslinger and big-mana burn list helmed by The Scarlet Witch. The commander provides an aggressive cost-reduction engine for instant and sorcery spells with mana value 4 or greater, scaling directly with her power. By augmenting her power with cards like Hero's Blade and Dueling Rapier, high-cost spells such as Big Score, Repulsor Blast, and Seize the Storm can be cast for minimal mana. The deck converts this mana velocity into board presence and reach through scaling creatures like Charmbreaker Devils, Festival Crasher, and Red Hulk, while maintaining steady card selection through rummage spells like Faithless Looting and Cathartic Reunion. Without infinite combos or fast mana, the deck wins through sequenced combat steps supplemented by lethal burn spells like Jaya's Immolating Inferno and Electrodominance. Its primary limitations lie in a lack of stack interaction, zero enchantment removal, and vulnerability to board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A.I.M. Synthoids
  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Alchemist's Greeting
  • 1 Alpha Brawl
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bionic Blow
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazing Crescendo
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 Charmbreaker Devils
  • 1 Combustible Gearhulk
  • 1 Conduit of Storms // Conduit of Emrakul
  • 1 Crimson Operative
  • 1 Crossover Collaboration
  • 1 Cultivator's Caravan
  • 1 Death to Our Enemies
  • 1 Dependable Quinjet
  • 1 Dueling Rapier
  • 1 Electrodominance
  • 1 Endless Sands
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Festival Crasher
  • 1 Fogwell's Gym
  • 1 HULK SMASH!
  • 1 HYDRA Assault Robot
  • 1 Hanweir Battlements
  • 1 Hawkeye, Young Avenger
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Heroes' Hangout
  • 1 Hex Magic
  • 1 Hulkling, Young Avenger
  • 1 Human Torch, Johnny Storm
  • 1 Inspired Fire
  • 1 Iron Fist, Hero for Hire
  • 1 Jaya's Immolating Inferno
  • 1 K'un-Lun Warrior
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Loki Laufeyson
  • 1 Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
  • 1 Machinesmith Automaton
  • 1 Marvelous Melee
  • 1 Mjölnir's Might
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nova Flame
  • 1 Photon Blast Barrage
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Red Hulk
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Repulsor Blast
  • 1 Romantic Rendezvous
  • 1 Seize the Storm
  • 1 Smuggler's Copter
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit
  • 1 Spider-Man, New Champion
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Scarlet Witch
  • 1 The Vision
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Truck Toss
  • 1 Vision of Love
  • 1 Viv Vision, Teen Synthezoid
  • 1 Wiccan, Young Avenger
  • 1 Wisecrack
  • 1 Zealous Lorecaster