The beamtown bops by Philippos

Format: Commander

Commander: The Beamtown Bullies

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Jund bad-gifts and reanimator strategy commander build centered on The Beamtown Bullies. The primary objective is accelerating mana on Turn 1, filling the graveyard with catastrophic nonlegendary creatures on Turn 2, and resolving the commander on Turn 3. Starting on Turn 4, the commander taps on an opponent's turn to grant them a goaded menace such as Hellcarver Demon, Pathrazer of Ulamog, or Phyrexian Negator. Because the donated creature is forced to attack another opponent, the recipient triggers debilitating combat penalties that wipe boards, force mass sacrifices, or discard hands. Supported by dense 1-CMC ramp, versatile black-green-red removal, and low-cost protection spells, the deck maintains steady pressure. While vulnerable to early graveyard hate, untap engines like Seedborn Muse and Thousand-Year Elixir compound the commander's output across every turn, securing a table finish around Turn 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agitator Ant
  • 1 Ancient Stone Idol
  • 1 Apex Devastator
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artisan of Kozilek
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Biosynthic Burst
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bone Shards
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Breaker of Armies
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cathartic Reunion
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Daemogoth Titan
  • 1 Dakmor Salvage
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dina's Guidance
  • 1 Disrupt Decorum
  • 1 Dragon Mage
  • 1 Earthquake Dragon
  • 1 Ebonblade Reaper
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fire Covenant
  • 1 Flayer of Loyalties
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Ghoulish Impetus
  • 1 Golgari Grave-Troll
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Harrow
  • 1 Hellcarver Demon
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hierophant Bio-Titan
  • 1 Ignoble Hierarch
  • 1 Impervious Greatwurm
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 It That Betrays
  • 1 Jarad's Orders
  • 1 Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
  • 1 Lake of the Dead
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Mulch
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Noose Constrictor
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Oviya, Automech Artisan
  • 1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Negator
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Putrefy
  • 1 Putrid Imp
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Seedborn Muse
  • 1 Snakeskin Veil
  • 2 Snow-Covered Forest
  • 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stinkweed Imp
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Survival of the Fittest
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Beamtown Bullies
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth