Norin the Wary by Cheapass1990

Format: Commander

Commander: Norin the Wary

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck utilizes Norin the Wary as a relentless trigger engine. Norin exiles himself whenever any player casts a spell or declares an attack, returning to the battlefield at the beginning of each end step. This generates up to four enter-the-battlefield triggers per full turn cycle. The deck capitalizes on this mechanic by deploying static burn permanents like Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors, and Agate Instigator, which distribute unblockable damage to all opponents simultaneously. Token generators such as Genesis Chamber double these triggers into overwhelming board presence. To accelerate the clock, damage enhancers like Torbran, Thane of Red Fell, Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might, and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus rapidly scale the output. Proactive lock pieces including Blood Moon and Confusion in the Ranks cripple opposing mana bases and permanently steal opposing commanders, securing a lethal finish by turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Cloudstone Curio
  • 1 Confusion in the Ranks
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gauntlet of Might
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Genesis Chamber
  • 1 Gimli of the Glittering Caves
  • 1 Goblin Welder
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Honor-Worn Shaku
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Irreverent Gremlin
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Magus of the Moon
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Mechanized Warfare
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Norin the Wary
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Pandemonium
  • 1 Panharmonicon
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rose Room Treasurer
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
  • 10 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stranglehold
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Tome of Legends
  • 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warp World
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wheel of Misfortune
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster