#Vaan did nothing wrong #The Golden boy rule by Nolivesmatter

Format: Commander

Commander: Vaan, Street Thief

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Vaan, Street Thief leads a mono-red tempo build that starts with cheap Scouts and Pirates, attacks early to exile cards, and banks Treasures instead of casting those cards. The plan is to use that mana to land an extra-combat threat such as Port Razer or Bloodthirster and then double or triple all combat damage with Twinflame Tyrant, Fiery Emancipation, Gratuitous Violence, or Angrath's Marauders. Breeches, Brazen Plunderer serves as a hidden second commander, adding a second exile-and-play trigger that also bypasses color restrictions for stolen spells. Wins usually come from two massive combat steps in one turn, with Insurrection and equipment as backup lines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Acquired Mutation
  • 1 Akroma's Memorial
  • 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
  • 1 Angrath's Marauders
  • 1 Archetype of Aggression
  • 1 Berserkers' Onslaught
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodthirster
  • 1 Boarding Party
  • 1 Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
  • 1 Dargo, the Shipwrecker
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Decaying Time Loop
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Demand Answers
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fanatic of Mogis
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
  • 1 Goblin Mountaineer
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hulk, Always Angry
  • 1 Hulkbuster Armor
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 1 Jaws, Relentless Predator
  • 1 Kratos, God of War
  • 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
  • 1 Laughing Mad
  • 1 Lavaleaper
  • 1 Leyline Axe
  • 1 Lotus Ring
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 28 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Port Razer
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Prompto Argentum
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Skyclave Relic
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 The Vision and Scarlet Witch
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Ultima Weapon
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Vaan, Street Thief
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Vivid Crag
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune