Scourge of the Misty Mountains by KingScotticus

Format: Commander

Commander: The Great Goblin

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a Rakdos tribal aggro-burn strategy built around The Great Goblin. The game plan focuses on casting low-cost Goblins, Orcs, and Amass spells to continuously trigger the commander's ability, dealing 2 direct damage to opponents whenever counters are placed on your creatures. Concurrently, the commander turns every creature death into impulsive card draw, maintaining a steady flow of resources through trades and sacrifice outlets. While the deck lacks fast mana acceleration and dedicated tutors, its high density of interchangeable amass cards and token generators allows it to develop consistent mid-game board presence. Lethal damage is delivered through a blend of growing Army combat attacks, wide Goblin swarms, and direct burn pings, reliably closing out games around Turn 9.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Artillerize
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Basalt Ravager
  • 1 Bilbo's Deadly Slice
  • 1 Bolg of the North
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern
  • 1 Cavalcade of Calamity
  • 1 Collective Nightmare
  • 1 Crude Bent Blade
  • 1 Demonic Gifts
  • 1 Down, Down to Goblin-town
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fanatical Firebrand
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 Front Porch Sentries
  • 1 Gathering of Darkness
  • 1 Goblin Boarders
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Plate Mail
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin-town
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap!
  • 1 Gruesome Realization
  • 1 Gundabad Opportunist
  • 1 Gutsplitter Gang
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Lasting Tarfire
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 1 Monstrous Rage
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Mordor Trebuchet
  • 1 Moria Marauder
  • 17 Mountain
  • 1 Mudbutton Cursetosser
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Pharika's Libation
  • 1 Pinecone Strike
  • 1 Rage into the Valley
  • 1 Ravenous Amulet
  • 1 Redcap Heelslasher
  • 1 Reverent Howl
  • 1 Rhovanion Rampager
  • 1 Ruthless Invasion
  • 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
  • 1 Snowslope Hunter
  • 1 Spikeshot Elder
  • 1 Stir Up Trouble
  • 1 Stony-Voiced Goblins
  • 1 Strangle
  • 16 Swamp
  • 1 Symmetry Matrix
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thriving Bluff
  • 1 Thundering Rebuke
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Tin Street Dodger
  • 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
  • 1 Twinshot Sniper
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Uruk-hai Berserker
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar