Purphoros by Majorachicken

Format: Commander

Commander: Purphoros, God of the Forge

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This mono-red burn deck is commanded by Purphoros, God of the Forge, executing a focused group-slug game plan powered by creature enter-the-battlefield triggers. Casting Purphoros on turn 4 establishes a resilient, indestructible damage engine that avoids standard creature removal and bypasses combat blockers. Starting on turn 5, a high density of token generators like Hordeling Outburst, Krenko, Mob Boss, and Siege-Gang Commander flood the battlefield, dealing two damage per creature directly to every opponent simultaneously. Damage multipliers including Torbran, Thane of Red Fell and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus accelerate this clock, allowing the deck to eliminate all three opponents around turn 7. While the deck features strong functional redundancy and high inherent resilience, its mono-red card pool lacks stack interaction and enchantment removal, leaving it vulnerable to fast opposing combos and enter-the-battlefield hate pieces like Torpor Orb.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Altar of the Brood
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Burn Down the House
• 1 Cathartic Reunion
• 1 Chain Reaction
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Curse of Bloodletting
• 1 Cursed Mirror
• 1 Desert of the Fervent
• 1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
• 1 Dragon Fodder
• 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Fire Diamond
• 1 Firecat Blitz
• 1 Forgotten Cave
• 1 Ghost Quarter
• 1 Goblin Instigator
• 1 Goblin Matron
• 1 Goblin Rally
• 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1 Hexing Squelcher
• 1 Hordeling Outburst
• 1 Howlsquad Heavy
• 1 Humble Defector
• 1 Impact Tremors
• 1 Imperial Recruiter
• 1 Infernal Plunge
• 1 Insurrection
• 1 Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1 Kher Keep
• 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1 Krenko's Command
• 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1 Kuldotha Rebirth
• 1 Legion Warboss
• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Loyal Apprentice
• 1 Mogg Infestation
• 1 Mogg War Marshal
• 30 Mountain
• 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
• 1 Neheb, the Eternal
• 1 Norin the Wary
• 1 Obliterate
• 1 Panharmonicon
• 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1 Pyrite Spellbomb
• 1 Reforge the Soul
• 1 Searing Spear
• 1 Siege-Gang Commander
• 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
• 1 Skullclamp
• 1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
• 1 Sourbread Auntie
• 1 Spawn-Gang Commander
• 1 Squee, the Immortal
• 1 Stensia Uprising
• 1 Tempt with Vengeance
• 1 Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
• 1 Tormenting Voice
• 1 Treasure Nabber
• 1 War Room
• 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1 Witch's Clinic