Chromium Combo Voltron by TaxesRanger

Format: Commander

Commander: Chromium, the Mutable

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Esper Voltron deck utilizes Chromium, the Mutable as a resilient, flash-speed finisher supported by an Aura and Equipment reanimation engine. The early game focuses on developing mana through 2-CMC rocks and catch-up ramp while filtering cards into the graveyard using engines like Shorikai, Genesis Engine, Skullclamp, and looting spells. On Turn 6, the deck flashes out Chromium at an opponent's end step to circumvent sorcery-speed interaction. On Turn 7, resolving Mantle of the Ancients, Unfinished Business, or One Last Job attaches game-ending modifiers—such as Genji Glove, Eldrazi Conscription, and Super State—directly to Chromium. Genji Glove grants an extra combat phase to eliminate two opponents in a single turn, closing out the game on Turn 8. A backup route leverages Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon for rapid Infect kills. The deck maintains high resilience through built-in hexproof, Guardian of Faith, and a robust instant-speed interaction suite.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Arid Archway
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Batterskull
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Brave the Sands
  • 1 Chromium, the Mutable
  • 1 Claim Jumper
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit Pylons
  • 1 Contaminated Landscape
  • 1 Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's Edit
  • 1 Eldrazi Conscription
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Eumidian Hatchery
  • 1 Evacuation
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Faithful Mending
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Genji Glove
  • 1 Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Guardian of Faith
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Inkmoth Nexus
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Keeper of the Accord
  • 1 Kiora, the Rising Tide
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Louisoix's Sacrifice
  • 1 Machinist's Arsenal
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch
  • 1 March of Swirling Mist
  • 1 Massacre Girl
  • 1 Meticulous Archive
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Necrotic Sliver
  • 1 Notion Rain
  • 1 One Last Job
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reins of Power
  • 1 Riptide Gearhulk
  • 1 Sage's Reverie
  • 1 Sand Scout
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shorikai, Genesis Engine
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Titania
  • 1 Steel of the Godhead
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Super State
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Master of Time
  • 1 The Dominion Bracelet
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Reality Chip
  • 1 The Warring Triad
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Unfinished Business
  • 1 Unseal the Necropolis
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth