Gilgamesh Voltron by user6772762

Format: Commander

Commander: Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

This mono-red deck focuses on equipping Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms to execute a lethal Voltron strategy. Gilgamesh functions as both the primary cheat engine and the central payoff, digging six cards deep whenever he enters or attacks to deploy Equipment directly to the battlefield without paying mana costs. The list runs a high density of Equipment to ensure that each trigger hits multiple pieces, rapidly stacking power, toughness, evasion, and combat keywords onto Gilgamesh. Burst damage spells like Double Trouble and Bulk Up allow Gilgamesh to defeat opponents in single swings. The deck relies on hitting its land drops reliably to cast its 6-mana commander on curve, backing him up with secondary beaters like Sabin, Master Monk and Clive, Ifrit's Dominant. While it delivers explosive combat damage, the strategy is vulnerable to heavy interaction and creature removal due to light defensive protection and a lack of fast mana acceleration.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ace's Baseball Bat
  • 1 Angelic Armaments
  • 1 Artistic Process
  • 1 Avacyn's Collar
  • 1 Barrow-Blade
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bladed Bracers
  • 1 Breaking of the Fellowship
  • 1 Bulk Up
  • 1 Capital City
  • 1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
  • 1 Coral Sword
  • 1 Cosmotronic Wave
  • 1 Daily Bugle Building
  • 1 Doc Ock's Tentacles
  • 1 Dori, Bearer of Friends
  • 1 Double Trouble
  • 1 Dwarven Mattock
  • 1 Dwarven Mauler
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Executioner's Hood
  • 1 Fearless Skald
  • 1 Fire of Orthanc
  • 1 Freya Crescent
  • 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
  • 1 Gimli's Axe
  • 1 Gimli's Fury
  • 1 Hammer of Ruin
  • 1 Hawkeye's Bow
  • 1 Heavy Mattock
  • 1 Heroes' Hangout
  • 1 Iron Hills Stalwart
  • 1 Item Shopkeep
  • 1 Laughing Mad
  • 1 Lava Coil
  • 1 Machinesmith Automaton
  • 1 Maximum Carnage
  • 1 Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
  • 29 Mountain
  • 1 Nibelheim Aflame
  • 1 Northampton Farm
  • 1 Oliphaunt
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Purple Dragon Punks
  • 1 Ramosian Greatsword
  • 1 Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
  • 1 Red Mage's Rapier
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Sabin, Master Monk
  • 1 Shatter
  • 1 Short Sword
  • 1 Silver-Inlaid Dagger
  • 1 Skinwing
  • 1 Spawning Bed
  • 1 Spider-Punk
  • 1 Spider-Suit
  • 1 Super Speed
  • 1 Team Tactics
  • 1 Tectonic Edge
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 The Gold Saucer
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 Triple Triad
  • 1 Umaro, Raging Yeti
  • 1 Unexpected Request
  • 1 Unsubtle Mockery
  • 1 Vibranium Energy Daggers
  • 1 Viridian Claw
  • 1 Warrior's Sword
  • 1 Wisecrack