Bonk! Bang! Pow!

Format: Commander

Commander: Captain America, First Avenger

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Jeskai Equipment and Voltron-burn strategy commanded by Captain America, First Avenger. The primary game plan focuses on utilizing Captain America's Catch trigger to cheat equip costs on high-mana-value weapons, notably Excalibur, Sword of Eden, Kaldra Compleat, and Colossus Hammer. Once armed, Captain America presents dual pressure: delivering lethal commander damage in combat while using his Throw ability to deal large packets of direct damage divided among targets to clear blockers or burn opponents. The deck features strong mana velocity from low-cost artifacts, reliable card advantage engines like Puresteel Paladin and Sram, Senior Edificer, and efficient equipment search via Stoneforge Mystic and Steelshaper's Gift. Robust defensive suites including Clever Concealment, Grand Abolisher, and tutorable hexproof equipment protect the commander, while alternate legendary carriers ensure strong backup combat lines if the commander is removed.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akiri, Fearless Voyager
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Bureau Headmaster
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Captain America, First Avenger
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Codsworth, Handy Helper
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dalakos, Crafter of Wonders
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Embercleave
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Floodfarm Verge
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Halvar, God of Battle // Sword of the Realms
  • 1 Hammer of Nazahn
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Inventory Management
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kaldra Compleat
  • 1 Leonin Shikari
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Meteor Sword
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Mighty Thor, Jane Foster
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Tundra
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Zirda, the Dawnwaker