Closer by AGsaurus

Format: Commander

Commander: Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 40

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Spellslinger and Burn strategy commanded by Kefka, Court Mage. It leverages low-cost mana acceleration to establish early damage multipliers such as Fiery Inscription, Coruscation Mage, and Harmonic Prodigy. Once Kefka enters and attacks, symmetrical discard whittles down opposing hands while rewarding you with multi-card draw based on the discarded card types. This steady stream of fresh cards fuels a flurry of cheap instants and sorceries that trigger table-wide burn. Interactive countermagic and spot removal keep opponents in check while you build toward critical damage. The deck steadily grinds down all three opponents simultaneously, transitioning from incremental chip damage into explosive multi-spell finishing turns without relying on infinite combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Azula, Cunning Usurper
  • 1 Baron, Airship Kingdom
  • 1 Black Waltz No. 3
  • 1 Blur
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brotherhood's End
  • 1 Cemetery Recruitment
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Displace
  • 1 Dreams of Laguna
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Faithless Salvaging
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless
  • 1 Gogo, Master of Mimicry
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
  • 1 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Louisoix's Sacrifice
  • 1 Lunatic Pandora
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Matoya, Archon Elder
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Mysidian Elder
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Ominous Asylum
  • 1 Price of Freedom
  • 1 Prismari Charm
  • 1 Queen Brahne
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Season of the Bold
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Sequestered Stash
  • 1 Shantotto, Tactician Magician
  • 1 Sinister Hideout
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Snare
  • 1 Step Through
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Summon: Esper Ramuh
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Syncopate
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
  • 1 The Grey Havens
  • 1 The Tale of Tamiyo
  • 1 Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Ultimecia, Time Sorceress // Ultimecia, Omnipotent
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vector, Imperial Capital
  • 1 Vincent's Limit Break
  • 1 Xande, Dark Mage