Ghyrson by JNicholson

Format: Commander

Commander: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Spellslinger Burn strategy built around Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph. Its game plan revolves around pairing the commander's damage-amplification ability with cheap 1-damage sources, turning minor pings into lethal 3-damage bursts. Low-cost creatures such as Firebrand Archer, Kessig Flamebreather, and Thermo-Alchemist deal 1 damage to each opponent whenever a noncreature spell is cast, which Ghyrson immediately upgrades to 3 per opponent. Cheap wipes like End the Festivities and Blazing Volley act as one-sided board wipes by dealing 3 damage to all opposing creatures while pinging players. Card replenishment comes from auras like Curiosity and Ophidian Eye or wheel effects, allowing the deck to continuously refill its hand and chain spells together. While the deck possesses explosive burn output and strong creature suppression, it relies heavily on keeping its commander alive and needs multiple turn cycles to burn down full life totals.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blazing Volley
  • 1 Blisterspit Gremlin
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chandra's Spitfire
  • 1 Circle of Flame
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Electrickery
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 End the Festivities
  • 1 Eroded Canyon
  • 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
  • 1 Glacial Chasm
  • 1 Gorgon's Head
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Manabarbs
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Miscast
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Personal Tutor
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Price of Progress
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Razorfin Hunter
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reforge the Soul
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Roiling Vortex
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scalding Viper // Steam Clean
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shire Terrace
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Smash to Dust
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Zurzoth, Chaos Rider