Lightning Strikes >Twice by ForestTheTree

Format: Commander

Commander: Lightning, Army of One

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Boros multi-combat Voltron deck helmed by Lightning, Army of One. The plan is to land Lightning early, suit her with Equipment, and connect so her Stagger trigger doubles all subsequent damage to that player until your next turn. A dense package of extra-combat effects-Aurelia, the Warleader, Karlach, Fury of Avernus, Genji Glove, Aggravated Assault, Waves of Aggression, and the Raphael suite-then multiplies those doubled swings across the table. Equipment like The Reaver Cleaver, Buster Sword, and Mjolnir, Hammer of Thor supply mana, cards, and damage amplification, while Super State and Vincent, Vengeful Atoner convert single-target combat into table-wide reach. A supporting cast of historic legends and Assassins gives the deck alternate beaters when Lightning is answered. The primary win is combat elimination via commander damage or raw multi-combat lethality; the secondary line is infinite combats through Aggravated Assault plus The Reaver Cleaver.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Araña, Heart of the Spider
  • 1 Arbaaz Mir
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avalanche of Sector 7
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bayek of Siwa
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cool but Rude
  • 1 Cosmic Cube
  • 1 Elena, Turk Recruit
  • 1 Enter the Avatar State
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Excalibur II
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exploding Barrel
  • 1 Ezio, Brash Novice
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fast Forward
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Fire Nation Palace
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 HULK SMASH!
  • 1 Hawkeye's Bow
  • 1 Hawkeye, Young Avenger
  • 1 Hero's Blade
  • 1 Hidden Hideout
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Lion Heart
  • 1 Mask of Memory
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Queen Brahne
  • 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
  • 1 Raphael, Tag Team Tough
  • 1 Raphael, Tough Turtle
  • 1 Raphael, the Muscle
  • 1 Razor Rings
  • 1 Red Hulk
  • 1 Red Mage's Rapier
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Response // Resurgence
  • 1 Rogue's Gloves
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Peaks
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
  • 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sunscorched Divide
  • 1 Super State
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thor Odinson
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vaan, Aspiring Sky Pirate
  • 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
  • 1 Waves of Aggression
  • 1 Xorn