Fires Of Barad-Dur by user3236034

Format: Commander

Commander: Witch-king, Sky Scourge

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck combines a dedicated Wraith tribal package with explosive combat mana generation and combo potential. Led by Witch-king, Sky Scourge, the deck leverages nine copies of Nazgûl that continuously grow each other through the Ring temptation mechanic. Mid-game engines like Avatar Roku, Firebender and Neheb, the Eternal convert combat steps into vast amounts of red mana, fueling additional combat phases via Aggravated Assault or massive burn spells such as Comet Storm. Haakon, Stromgald Scourge and Underworld Breach provide exceptional graveyard resilience by allowing repeated casting of Wraith Knights even after sweepers. While the deck boasts high damage output and a deterministic infinite combat combo, it relies heavily on combat connections and possesses limited instant-speed interaction, making proactive setup and timing crucial to closing out games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Ashling, Flame Dancer
  • 1 Avatar Roku, Firebender
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno
  • 1 Comet Storm
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conspiracy
  • 1 Cool but Rude
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Doubling Cube
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Electrodominance
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fated Firepower
  • 1 Ferocity of the Wilds
  • 1 Fire Nation Turret
  • 1 Firebender Ascension
  • 1 Flameshadow Conjuring
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Goblin Welder
  • 1 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
  • 1 Hangarback Walker
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Horizon Stone
  • 1 Iroh, Dragon of the West
  • 1 Kyren Toy
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Molten Echoes
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 7 Mountain
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Nazgûl Battle-Mace
  • 1 Neheb, the Eternal
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Ozai, the Phoenix King
  • 1 Polluted Bonds
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Ringwraiths
  • 1 Sauron, the Lidless Eye
  • 1 Sauron, the Necromancer
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Sidisi, Undead Vizier
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sozin's Comet
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
  • 1 The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Witch-king, Sky Scourge
  • 1 Zhao, the Moon Slayer
  • 1 Zuko, Firebending Master