Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph by user9089149

Format: Commander

Commander: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Izzet spellslinger strategy built around Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph. The game plan centers on turning minor 1-damage pings into devastating 3-damage bursts whenever any source deals exactly 1 damage. By deploying low-cost pingers like Firebrand Archer, Kessig Flamebreather, and Coruscation Mage, every cheap cantrip and burn spell damages each opponent for 3 life while simultaneously clearing small blockers and utility creatures. Asymmetric one-mana board wipes such as End the Festivities and Blazing Volley sweep opposing boards for 3 damage per creature, protecting life totals while advancing the clock. Attaching card-draw auras like Curiosity to Ghyrson supercharges the engine, refilling the hand on every ping to fuel massive storm turns that finish games with Grapeshot or raw burn density. Backup engines like Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might and Niv-Mizzet, Parun provide resilience against commander removal, ensuring relentless pressure from early turns through to the finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Blazing Volley
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Cast into the Fire
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chandra's Incinerator
  • 1 Circle of Flame
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Desert
  • 1 Electrickery
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Electrolyze
  • 1 Electrostatic Field
  • 1 End the Festivities
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Fiery Islet
  • 1 Firebrand Archer
  • 1 Flick a Coin
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gelectrode
  • 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Gut Shot
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kessig Flamebreather
  • 1 Lava Dart
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Needle Drop
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Pongify
  • 1 Prismari Charm
  • 1 Rapid Hybridization
  • 1 Razorkin Needlehead
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway / Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Scalding Viper // Steam Clean
  • 1 Scouring Sands
  • 1 Shivan Gorge
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Smash to Dust
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spikefield Hazard // Spikefield Cave
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunscorched Desert
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Tectonic Hazard
  • 1 The Locust God
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Unruly Catapult
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wizard's Staff