The Fable of Dragons, Goblins and Treasure by Kayode

Format: Commander

Creator: Kayode

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 18

Deck overview

This mono-red deck focuses on overwhelming opponents using exponential token generation led by Krenko, Mob Boss. In the opening turns, cheap fodder spells like Dragon Fodder and Krenko's Command set up a modest Goblin board. Once Krenko enters play on Turn 4, untapping on Turn 5 begins an exponential doubling process. By Turn 6, the board expands past a dozen Goblins, demanding an immediate response from opponents. Finishers like Battle Cry Goblin, Impact Tremors, and Goblin War Drums push combat damage past blockers over the following turns. As a secondary path, high-cost Dragons like Lathliss, Dragon Queen and Steel Hellkite provide flying pressure if ground tokens are stalled. The deck's primary limitations stem from fragile reliance on Krenko surviving without built-in protection, vulnerable board states against sweepers, and limited interaction against opposing combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Ajani's Anguish
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Battle Cry Goblin
  • 1 Beetleback Chief
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boneclub Berserker
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
  • 1 Dragon Egg
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dragon Mage
  • 1 Dragon's Fire
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Enterprising Scallywag
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Frenzied Goblin
  • 1 Furnace Hellkite
  • 1 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Goblin Grenade
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Ringleader
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin War Drums
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goldvein Pick
  • 1 Gristle Glutton
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hoarding Dragon
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impolite Entrance
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Massive Raid
  • 35 Mountain
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pirate's Pillage
  • 1 Plundering Predator
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Scorching Dragonfire
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 The Black Arrow
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Torch Courier
  • 1 Village Pillagers
  • 1 Volley Veteran
  • 1 You See a Pair of Goblins