Krenko by HiryuXD

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This is a focused Krenko, Mob Boss Goblin swarm deck. It develops cheap Goblins and token spells, then uses haste to activate Krenko, Mob Boss immediately and multiply the board. Skullclamp, Goblin Ringleader, Goblin Matron, and Rundvelt Hordemaster provide card flow and tribal access. The deck closes through combat with Shared Animosity or an anthem, or through repeated creature-entry damage from Purphoros, God of the Forge and Impact Tremors. Its ordinary assembly is around turn 5, with a credible must-answer board beginning at that point and a table kill around turn 7 if the payoff is available. It has strong explosive starts from Sol Ring, Skirk Prospector, Brightstone Ritual, or Jeska's Will, but those starts are not the normal expectation. Its main weaknesses are commander dependence, limited access to non-Goblin finishers, weak recovery after a sweeper, and modest interaction outside targeted removal and Deflecting Swat.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Den of the Bugbear
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Bushwhacker
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Grenade
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Piledriver
  • 1 Goblin Ringleader
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin War Strike
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Kuldotha Rebirth
  • 1 Last-Ditch Effort
  • 1 Legion Loyalist
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Echoes
  • 1 Mass Hysteria
  • 1 Massive Raid
  • 31 Mountain
  • 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Quest for the Goblin Lord
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Torch Courier
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warren Instigator
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune