Boros by user9732887

Format: Commander

Commander: Iroas, God of Victory

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 19

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Boros combat aggro strategy led by Iroas, God of Victory. The game plan revolves around deploying aggressive low-mana creatures on the opening turns, casting Iroas on Turn 4, and utilizing his static abilities—granting all attacking creatures menace and total immunity to combat damage—to attack relentlessly without fear of unfavorable trades. Midgame plays reinforce this offense with static anthems like Glory of Warfare and Balefire Liege, battalion attackers like Firemane Avenger, and combat manipulators like Odric, Master Tactician. Because the deck relies on fair combat damage without infinite combos, fast mana, or burst overrun effects, it grinds through 120 opponent life over multiple combat steps. Its primary strengths lie in commander resilience and combat safety, while its chief limitations stem from an absence of card draw engines, negligible ramp, vulnerability to board wipes, and a slow four-cycle clock to finish all three opponents.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroan Hoplite
  • 1 Akroma's Vengeance
  • 1 Angelic Skirmisher
  • 1 Arc Lightning
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Arrows of Justice
  • 1 Balefire Liege
  • 1 Battlegate Mimic
  • 1 Benalish Marshal
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Boros Keyrune
  • 1 Boros Recruit
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Boros Swiftblade
  • 1 Bull Cerodon
  • 1 Captain's Maneuver
  • 1 Champions from Beyond
  • 1 Cone of Flame
  • 1 Double Cleave
  • 1 Duergar Hedge-Mage
  • 1 Firemane Avenger
  • 1 Flame-Kin Zealot
  • 1 Flametongue Kavu
  • 1 Fortress Cyclops
  • 1 Foundry Champion
  • 1 Furnace of Rath
  • 1 Gleam of Battle
  • 1 Glory of Warfare
  • 1 Harness by Force
  • 1 Hearthfire Hobgoblin
  • 1 Honor of the Pure
  • 1 Intimidation Bolt
  • 1 Iroas, God of Victory
  • 1 Kor Sanctifiers
  • 1 Lightning Helix
  • 1 Lightning, Army of One
  • 1 Mark for Death
  • 1 Martial Glory
  • 1 Mass Calcify
  • 18 Mountain
  • 1 Oblivion Ring
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 1 Ordruun Veteran
  • 1 Orim's Thunder
  • 17 Plains
  • 1 Pyroconvergence
  • 1 Rally the Righteous
  • 1 Razia, Boros Archangel
  • 1 Reckless Charge
  • 1 Rolling Thunder
  • 1 Rorix Bladewing
  • 1 Shielded Passage
  • 1 Skyknight Legionnaire
  • 1 Spear of Heliod
  • 1 Spirit Bonds
  • 1 Stun Sniper
  • 1 Sunhome Guildmage
  • 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
  • 1 Swiftblade Vindicator
  • 1 Tajic, Legion's Edge
  • 1 Thundersong Trumpeter
  • 1 Truefire Paladin
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
  • 1 Warleader's Helix
  • 1 Warmind Infantry