Ghyrson UR by emankciN

Format: Commander

Commander: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet Spellslinger and Burn Control strategy commanded by Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph. The primary game plan converts minor one-damage effects into lethal three-damage bursts through Ghyrson's static ability. By pairing cheap creature pingers like Firebrand Archer and Electrostatic Field with low-cost cantrips and asymmetric damage spells such as End the Festivities and Blazing Volley, the deck efficiently sweeps opposing utility creatures while draining life totals across the table. Card draw auras like Curiosity and Tandem Lookout transform every ping into massive card draw, rapidly cycling the library into finishing burn spells or the infinite draw-damage loop with Niv-Mizzet, Parun. While the deck possesses immense creature board control and rapid burn velocity, it relies heavily on maintaining low-toughness creatures on the board and can struggle against dedicated enchantment strategies or heavy board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Airship Engine Room
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baron, Airship Kingdom
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blazing Volley
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Cast into the Fire
  • 1 Chandra's Incinerator
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Circle of Flame
  • 1 Coastal Peak
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Desert
  • 1 Dual Shot
  • 1 Electrickery
  • 1 Electrolyze
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 End the Festivities
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Eroded Canyon
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gelectrode
  • 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
  • 1 Gibbering Fiend
  • 1 Goblin Chainwhirler
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lava Dart
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Needle Drop
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Prismari Charm
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Ral, Storm Conduit
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Saheeli Rai
  • 1 Scalding Viper // Steam Clean
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Scouring Sands
  • 1 Serum Visions
  • 1 Shivan Gorge
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Shower of Sparks
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunscorched Desert
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Thousand-Year Storm
  • 1 Thunderdrum Soloist
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Wizard's Staff