Original Budget by AroPho

Format: Commander

Commander: Thorin, King of Durin's Folk

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This Boros deck executes an aggressive Dwarf tribal strategy centered on Thorin, King of Durin's Folk. The early game focuses on curving out low-mana Dwarves such as Dwalin, Weaponmaster, Dori, Bearer of Friends, and Kíli the Resourceful. Casting Thorin on Turn 5 establishes an artifact-fueled pump engine: every entering Dwarf generates a Treasure token, and every artifact token increases the power of all other Dwarves. By Turn 6, the deck leverages wide boards, double strike from Dáin Ironfoot, and potent combat multipliers like Shared Animosity to deal lethal damage across successive turns. While the list lacks fast infinite combos or stax locks, it features solid on-curve mana, resilient tribal redundancy, and strong single-target removal to secure combat-oriented victories.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Unexpected Party // At the Door
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Balin, Loremaster
  • 1 Banishing Light
  • 1 Barrow-Blade
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bifur, Melodic Rider
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care
  • 1 Bombur, Gentle Dreamer
  • 1 Celebrate the Mountain-king
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Court of Ire
  • 1 Dawn of a New Age
  • 1 Dori, Bearer of Friends
  • 1 Dwalin, Weaponmaster
  • 1 Dwarven Mattock
  • 1 Dwarven Mauler
  • 1 Dwarven Provisioner
  • 1 Dwarven Shortsword
  • 1 Dáin Ironfoot
  • 1 Dáin's Company
  • 1 Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fíli and Kíli, Joyous
  • 1 Fíli the Pathfinder
  • 1 Giant's Boulder
  • 1 Gimli's Axe
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 Iron Hills
  • 1 Iron Hills Blacksmith
  • 1 Iron Hills Stalwart
  • 1 Key to the Side-Door
  • 1 Kíli the Resourceful
  • 1 Last Light of Durin's Day
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mirror of Galadriel
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nori, Teller of Tales
  • 1 Ori, Keeper of Songs
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Ragged Short Spear
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smaug's Fury
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sting, Bilbo's Sword
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 The Eagles Are Coming!
  • 1 The Lonely Mountain
  • 1 The Misty Mountains Cold
  • 1 There and Back Again
  • 1 Thorin Oakenshield
  • 1 Thorin's Last Stand
  • 1 Thorin, Company's Leader
  • 1 Thorin, King of Durin's Folk
  • 1 Thorin, Mountain-king
  • 1 Thrór's Map
  • 1 Trading Post
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Unbreakable Formation
  • 1 Vow to Erebor
  • 1 War of the Last Alliance
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Óin the Brave