mono red kratos by Auzzi102

Format: Commander

Commander: Kratos, God of War

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 56

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is commanded by Kratos, God of War, utilizing an explosive fast mana shell to establish rapid board dominance. Kratos provides global haste and built-in double strike, turning every high-power creature and equipment into an immediate lethal threat while punishing opponents who leave creatures untapped. The strategy pairs Kratos with Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar to convert single-target commander damage into table-wide pressure, backed by damage doublers and triplers like Fiery Emancipation, Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, and Twinflame Tyrant. To control opposing tempo, the deck deploys disruptive stax pieces including Blood Moon, Smoke, and Stranglehold, severely curtailing opposing mana bases and combat options while breaking parity. An infinite combat combo via Aggravated Assault and Sword of Feast and Famine provides a compact secondary win condition, while low-cost redirection and anti-counter spells protect the execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Crawlspace
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fear of Missing Out
  • 1 Fiendish Duo
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
  • 1 Kratos, God of War
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
  • 21 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Pyrohemia
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Screaming Nemesis
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Silent Arbiter
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Smoke
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spider-Punk
  • 1 Stranglehold
  • 1 Sulfuric Vortex
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Truth and Justice
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Tyrite Sanctum
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Uphill Battle
  • 1 Urabrask the Hidden
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 World at War