The Goblin King by donut04

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This mono-red tribal deck leverages Krenko, Mob Boss to rapidly produce overwhelming Goblin armies that scale exponentially with each turn cycle. Early turns focus on establishing board presence with cheap Goblins and haste enablers like Goblin Chieftain and Goblin Warchief. Once Krenko resolves on Turn 4, the deck quickly doubles its creature count, turning token generation directly into lethal burn through Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors, and General Kreat, the Boltbringer. If opponents attempt to stall combat with blockers, cards like Legion Loyalist, Shared Animosity, and Goblin Bombardment convert the wide board into lethal unblockable attacks or direct damage. While the deck lacks extensive non-creature disruption and heavy stax pieces, its explosive speed, high tribal redundancy, and burst rituals allow it to consistently eliminate the entire table around Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Burnout Bashtronaut
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Draconautics Engineer
  • 1 Dropkick Bomber
  • 1 Foundry Street Denizen
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin Cratermaker
  • 1 Goblin Goliath
  • 1 Goblin Grenade
  • 1 Goblin King
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Lookout
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Piledriver
  • 1 Goblin Rabblemaster
  • 1 Goblin Rally
  • 1 Goblin Recruiter
  • 1 Goblin Ruinblaster
  • 1 Goblin Sharpshooter
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Tinkerer
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Tunneler
  • 1 Goblin War Strike
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goblinslide
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Loyalist
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 35 Mountain
  • 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
  • 1 Ogre Battledriver
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Reverberate
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Savage Beating
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skirk Drill Sergeant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Tannuk, Steadfast Second
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Warp World
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent