Ghyrson Starn by wbirdie1

Format: Commander

Commander: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Izzet spellslinger and burn strategy led by Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph. The game plan revolves around Ghyrson's ability to turn every instance of exactly 1 damage into 3 damage. Dense 1-mana sweepers like End the Festivities and Blazing Volley wipe opposing boards, while cheap pingers such as Firebrand Archer and Kessig Flamebreather convert each noncreature spell into 3 damage per opponent. The deck's primary engine uses draw auras like Curiosity, Ophidian Eye, and Tandem Lookout on Ghyrson. Because Ghyrson deals 2 damage to each opponent whenever a pinger triggers, these auras draw 3 fresh cards for every spell cast. This continuous card flow fuels multi-spell storm turns, chaining low-cost burn and flashback spells until the table is eliminated. Free interaction like Deflecting Swat and Fierce Guardianship defends key turns, while Niv-Mizzet, Parun provides an independent combo finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archmage Emeritus
• 1 Basilisk Collar
• 1 Blazing Volley
• 1 Brainstorm
• 1 Cascade Bluffs
• 1 Cast into the Fire
• 1 Chandra's Incinerator
• 1 Chandra's Pyrohelix
• 1 Chandra's Spitfire
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Coruscation Mage
• 1 Curiosity
• 1 Deflecting Swat
• 1 Dual Shot
• 1 Electrickery
• 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
• 1 Electrostatic Field
• 1 End the Festivities
• 1 Erebor Flamesmith
• 1 Eroded Canyon
• 1 Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
• 1 Fierce Guardianship
• 1 Fire // Ice
• 1 Fire Diamond
• 1 Firebrand Archer
• 1 Flame Jab
• 1 Forked Bolt
• 1 Frostboil Snarl
• 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
• 1 Geistflame
• 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
• 1 Grapeshot
• 1 Gut Shot
• 1 Hex Magic
• 6 Island
• 1 Izzet Boilerworks
• 1 Izzet Signet
• 1 Jeska's Will
• 1 Kessig Flamebreather
• 1 Last Chance
• 1 Lava Dart
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
• 1 Magic Missile
• 1 Mistrise Village
• 1 Mizzix's Mastery
• 8 Mountain
• 1 Mystic Sanctuary
• 1 Narset's Reversal
• 1 Needle Drop
• 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
• 1 Ophidian Eye
• 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
• 1 Razorkin Needlehead
• 1 Redirect Lightning
• 1 Rhystic Study
• 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
• 1 Riverpyre Verge
• 1 Scalding Tarn
• 1 Scalding Viper // Steam Clean
• 1 Scouring Sands
• 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
• 1 Shivan Gorge
• 1 Shower of Sparks
• 1 Sigil of Sleep
• 1 Simian Spirit Guide
• 1 Smash to Dust
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spark Jolt
• 1 Spider-Sense
• 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
• 1 Spirebluff Canal
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Stormcarved Coast
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Tandem Lookout
• 1 Tectonic Hazard
• 1 Thermo-Alchemist
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Training Center
• 1 Urabrask // The Great Work
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Vivi Ornitier
• 1 Windfall